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Fop [fop]
(n.) 1. A man concerned overmuch with his clothes and appearance in an affected way; a dandy. 2. A conceited fool.
(v.) 1. To make a fool of; to deceive or dupe. 2. To act foolishly.
From Late Middle English “foppe” or “fobbe” (fop, fool) from German “foppen” (to jeer)
![4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with shoulder-length hair sitting at a laptop with Person 2 standing behind her.] PERSON 1: I’m browsing the list of potentially habitable planets. This one is promising! Wait, no, the surface is thousands of degrees. (2) PERSON 1: This one could be a water planet! ...But it’s not dense enough to be solid. PERSON 2: Yeah, that’s a mini-Neptune. (3) PERSON 1: This one could be habitable if it has a greenhouse effect! Sadly, spectroscopy shows no atmosphere. PERSON 2: Aww. (4) PERSON 1: Here’s one in the habitable zone, 1 Earth mass, with an atmosphere! PERSON 2: Ooh, water star does it orbit? PERSON 1: ...Sol. PERSON 2: *Dammit.*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidkwexwn7g6koqrozwpi7wmztwolhkp6iz75atphye3zweg54cmzy)
![Comic: Rejected Space Mission Profiles. (1) Jupiter Rover [rover falling through clouds screaming AAAAA!] (2) Voyager 2 Orbiter [Small spacecraft orbiting the space probe] (3) Crewed Pluto Flyby [Spacecraft passing planets. Voice from inside says, “Uh, bye, I guess.”] (4) Neptune Core Return [Rocket pulling core out of planet which is dragging the surface of the planet with it.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigccvesphlwvhdojrg2qsmyg5mjclyagu7bny2trktsjh4ajh6lwa)
![Comic. [Three people seated at table.] PERSON 1 with ponytail: Once we break this story, he won’t be able to get elected *dogcatcher*. PERSON 2: Why do people always use “dogcatcher” as the example of a worthless office? Animal control officers are valued professionals. It just seems unnecessarily insulting. PERSON 3 with shoulder-length hair: Well, their job *is* catching strays.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihh2225lvac7fxizkf4badta4zt3t3wjsjfo2bspwczeoih6mxkb4)
