Wordwyrt

fop

/ˈfɔːp/FAWP
/ˈfɔp/FAWP

Meaningto mock

Common meaning: a man too vain about his clothes

Journey through time

  1. Dutchfoppen‘to cheat, to mock’source
  2. Dutchmeaning shiftsto cheat, to mock → a jokerfopper‘a joker’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa joker → a man too vain about his clothesfop‘a man too vain about his clothes’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch foppen ‘to mock’.

Roots

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