■ noun a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance.
Derivatives
~pery noun
~pish adjective
~pishly adverb
~pishness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'fool'): perh. related to fob 2 .
■ noun a man who is excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance.
Derivatives
~pery noun
~pish adjective
~pishly adverb
~pishness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'fool'): perh. related to fob 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004