fine and dandy like sour candy en · ADJ
Etymology
Chosen for the rhyme.
Meanings
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(Canada, US, informal, not-comparable, qualifier:simile) Synonym of fine and dandy.
GEORGE BUSH: Well, howdily doodily yourself, there, Ned. This is my wife Barbara. I call her Bar. Would you like some lemonade? NED: Tip top notch! GEORGE BUSH: Okily dokily! NED: Thankily dankily! GEORGE BUSH: Scrump-diddley-eriffic! BOTH: Fine and dandy like sour candy!
1996, The Simpsons (animated TV series), "Two Bad Neighbors" (season 7 episode 13)Then, with my consent, they politely show me their scars/scabs and we do the hug and the photo and everything is fine and dandy like sour candy.
2016, Hannah Hart, Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded:We had a nice chat, yes we did, and I think they're fine and dandy like sour candy,” she said, giving them a knowing smile, “Did you find out much from your computa-ma-web?”
2014, Jeremy Tyrrell, Adaptation (part 3, page 114)