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Definition of "jim-dandy" []

  • Informal One that is very pleasing or excellent of its kind. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "jim-dandy" in a sentence
  • "But maybe I should just say that these are beautiful and very cool and very, very dandy ... jim-dandy even!"
  • "Such a production is perfectly fine, is peachy-keen, is jim-dandy as long as the director is aware of making that choice and uses it meaningfully instead of simply being lazy or unobservant."
  • "Worst, I know from personal experience within my own extended family, there are some who would think this is a jim-dandy notion..."