coxcomb
Preening conceited fellow
A coxcomb is a vain, conceited man who fusses excessively over his appearance and manner—a fop or dandy.
The word carries an air of ridicule: He strutted about like a coxcomb, adjusting his cravat.
The term is old-fashioned, surviving mainly in literary contexts.
Originally, a coxcomb was a cap resembling a rooster's comb, worn by court jesters.
Hanging throat skin
Vain male clotheshorse
- beauMale romantic companion
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- macaroniShort curved pasta
- popinjayVain, showy person
swell · toff · rake · exquisite · dapper · peacock · narcissist · poseur
Excessively proud of oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- preeningGrooming with vanity
swaggering · self-admiring · haughty · vainglorious · boastful · smug · self-important · egotistical
wattle
Hanging throat skin
topknot · rooster · ridge · cap · coronet · panache · plume · hackles
fop
Vain male clotheshorse
popinjay · swell · toff · rake · exquisite · dapper · peacock · narcissist · poseur · clotheshorse
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
preening · swaggering · self-admiring · haughty · vainglorious · boastful · smug · self-important · egotistical · strutting
jester
Royal household comedian
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
simpleton · nincompoop · dunce · dolt · zany · motley · bauble · antic · tomfool · pantaloon
coxcombsage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
wise man · gentleman · salt of the earth · straight shooter · solid citizen