fopling en · NOUN
Etymology
From fop + -ling.
Meanings
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(archaic) A petty fop.
sit down to delineate a Momus or a Satyr, with at least as much complacency as a vulgar fopling or a partycoloured buffoon.
1828, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foplings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |