What Does Foppish Mean?

Fop became a pejorative term for a foolish man excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the many similar alternative terms are: coxcomb, fribble, popinjay or dandy, fashion-monger, and ninny.

What is a foppish person?

1 obsolete : foolish, silly. 2a : characteristic of a fop a foppish dressing gown. b : behaving or dressing in the manner of a fop.

Where does foppish come from?

The roots of foppish come from a Middle English word meaning "to deceive." Maybe it was believed that overly well-dressed and respectable individuals were hiding something underneath all that decorum.