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feeling dandy

phrase·Advancedinformalold-fashioned

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UK/ˌfiːlɪŋ ˈdændi/
US/ˌfiːlɪŋ ˈdændi/

Meanings

  1. phrasefixed phraseinformalold-fashioned

    Feeling very well, healthy, and cheerful.

    Grammar: Used after be or feel: I'm feeling dandy today. It describes a person, not a thing.

    Patterns

    • be feeling dandy
    • feel dandy again

    After a long sleep and a good breakfast, he was feeling dandy.

    I had a cold last week, but I'm feeling dandy now.

    She came back from the coast feeling dandy and full of plans.

  2. phrasefixed phraseinformalhumorous

    Feeling pleased and satisfied about a situation.

    Grammar: Often used with about: feeling dandy about the result. Slightly playful in tone.

    Patterns

    • feeling dandy about something

    The team was feeling dandy about the win.

    He was feeling dandy about his exam marks until he saw hers.

Common combinations

feeling dandy today
You look rested — feeling dandy today?
feeling dandy again
Two days of rest and I was feeling dandy again.
feeling dandy about
They were feeling dandy about the new contract.
still feeling dandy
After ten hours of walking, she was still feeling dandy.

Synonyms and how they differ

fine
Much more neutral and common; 'I'm fine' simply reports that nothing is wrong, while 'feeling dandy' adds a cheerful, slightly old-fashioned bounce.
well
The ordinary word for good health; use it in normal conversation, and save 'feeling dandy' for a light or dated effect.
chipper
Also informal and means cheerful and energetic, but it stresses liveliness rather than health.

Opposites

feeling unwellfeeling poorly

Word family

dandy noun
An old-fashioned word for a man who dresses very stylishly.
dandy adjective
Informal and dated: excellent or very good, as in 'a dandy idea'.

Commonly confused: feeling dandy or dandy? feeling dandy or dandruff?

feeling dandy vs dandy

As a noun, 'dandy' is a stylishly dressed man, not a feeling. Only the phrase 'feeling dandy' carries the sense of being well.

feeling dandy vs dandruff

A different word meaning flakes of dead skin in the hair; it sounds similar but has nothing to do with feeling well.

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