What is the origin of the word foppish?
The earliest known use of the adjective foppish is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for foppish is from 1608, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. foppish is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fop n., ‑ish suffix1.
The earliest known use of the adjective foppish is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for foppish is from 1608, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. foppish is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fop n., ‑ish suffix1.