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dapper

[dap-er] / ˈdæp ər /


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Take, for instance, the dapper child who grimaces squarely at the camera with a wad of cash in his hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Safra brought in Juan Santa Cruz, a dapper banker turned restaurateur, to oversee the project, which includes a co-working space called Colette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

So all of a sudden it’s like, “Wait, that’s the same guy. Now he’s looking dapper with a mid-Atlantic accent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

The dapper youth in a hat was photographed outside the museum that Sunday and went viral on social media, prompting theories about his identity.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

He looked dapper in a navy suit, his gray-sprinkled hair burnished.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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