- unusually complicated, often in an unnecessary way; intended to impress other people
- a kitchen full of fancy gadgets
- They added a lot of fancy footwork to the dance.
- He's always using fancy legal words.
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- [only before noun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or bright colours
- fancy goods (= things sold as gifts or for decoration)
- He was the fanciest dresser in the room.
- (sometimes disapproving) expensive or connected with an expensive way of life
- fancy restaurants with fancy prices
- Don't come back with any fancy ideas.
- (North American English) (of food) of high quality
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.
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