jim-dan|dy

jim-dan|dy
jim-dan|dy «JIHM DAN dee», noun, plural -dies, adjective. U.S. Slang.
–n.
an excellent person: »

He is, in fact, a real little jim-dandy of a fellow (Harper's).

–adj.
excellent; first-rate: »

It's going to be a jim-dandy track (New Yorker).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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