"'Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to snow their teeth are white."
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Tom Brown (1662–1704) Essay on Satire, Stanza 2. Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 286-87.
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Foppery
Foppery is a pejorative term describing a foolish man overly concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. Some of the very many similar alternative terms are: "coxcomb", fribble, "popinjay" (meaning "parrot"), fashion-monger, and "ninny". "Macaroni" was another term, of the 18th century, more specifically concerned with fashion. A modern-day fop may also be a reference to a foolish person who is overly concerned about his clothing and incapable of engaging in intellectual c
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