pijo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dandy noun A man who is unusually preoccupied with his clothes, grooming, and refined manners.
- snob noun A person who looks down on others they consider to have lower taste, status, or refinement.
- snobbish adjective Behaving like a snob; arrogantly looking down on people seen as less refined.
- toff noun An elegantly dressed person.
Senses
pijo is used for these senses in English:
- snob (informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]
- snobbish Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- toff (UK, Irish, derogatory) A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.
dandy — full definition
- noun A man who is unusually preoccupied with his clothes, grooming, and refined manners.
- adj Very good or fine, in an old-fashioned, cheerful sense.