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fop (fop), sb. Also 5-7 fopp(e.
†1. A foolish person, a fool. Obs
c1440 Promp Parv. 170/1 Foppe, supra, idem quod folet.
c 1450 Cov. Myst. 295 Spek man, spek! spek, thou fop!
c 1590 GREENE Fr. Bacon vii. 110 To bring us such a fop for Henry's son [etc]
†b. Applied to a girl. Obs
1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses 1. i, Cousin, thou art a very wild fop.
†2. A conceited person, a pretender to wit, wisdom, or acomplishments; a coxcomb,'prig'. Obs