jim dandy

Absolutely top-notch

Jim dandy means excellent or first-rate, often with a touch of folksy enthusiasm or irony: That's a jim dandy idea.

As a noun, it refers to something or someone outstanding of its kind: That new truck is a real jim dandy.

The phrase sounds dated and is now used mostly for humorous effect or gentle sarcasm: Well, isn't that just jim dandy.

excellent

superb

Extremely impressive, first-rate

first-rate · top-notch · splendid · marvelous · terrific · fantastic · wonderful · fabulous · grand · swell

vintage

old-fashioned

Belonging to earlier times

bygone · antiquated · dated · yesteryear · old-timey · folksy · charming · homespun · cornball · corny

Opposites
quality/excellence

jim dandyterrible

Extremely poor or distressing

awful · lousy · rotten · crummy · dreadful

acceptability/satisfaction

jim dandyunacceptable

Not meeting required standards

unsatisfactory · not okay · problematic · no good · troublesome

desirability/satisfaction

jim dandydisaster

Sudden ruinous event

catastrophe · fiasco · mess · nightmare · bummer

Family

dandy, dandies, dandyish, dandyism, dandified

Familiarity
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Profile
Mostly American · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G