fine and dandy like sour candy
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Meaning · English
Synonym of fine and dandy.
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
GEORGE BUSH: Well, howdily doodily yourself, there, Ned. This is my wife Barbara. I call her Bar. Would you like some lemonade?
NED: Tip top notch!
GEORGE BUSH: Okily dokily!
NED: Thankily dankily!
GEORGE BUSH: Scrump-diddley-eriffic!
BOTH: Fine and dandy like sour candy!
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “fine and dandy like sour candy” mean?
Synonym of fine and dandy.
Is “fine and dandy like sour candy” formal or informal?
fine and dandy like sour candy is generally informal.