a la mode vs dandy

a la mode

adj
  • Fashionable; in the current style or fashion. 

  • Served with ice cream. 

  • Of beef: larded and stewed with vegetables. 

adv
  • In a particular style or fashion. 

dandy

adj
  • Like a dandy, foppish. 

  • Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be. 

  • Excellent; first-rate. 

noun
  • A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. 

  • A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl. 

  • A dandy roller. 

How often have the words a la mode and dandy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )