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- noun Plural form of
dapper .
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Examples
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But of all the varied assembly the strangest figures must have been the beaux and exquisites, in all their various degrees of "dappers," "fops," "smart fellows,"
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4) Justin McCarthy 1871
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Lem'me tell you the Gord's truth; argufying with lie-yers is wuss than shootin 'at di-dappers, and that is sport I don't hanker after.
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Grebes (di-dappers or dabchicks) are similar in habit, but less destructive because fewer.
The Life of the Fields Richard Jefferies 1867
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