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Fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion.Syn: fancy-schmancy
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schmancy — schman|cy [ˈʃmænsi] adj also fancy schmancy informal expensive and fashionable in a way that is meant to be impressive used in order to show disapproval ▪ a schmancy all girls college … Dictionary of contemporary English
schmancy — From fancy, schmancy. Very fancy, ornate much fancier than you re accustomed to. Let s not go to La Snooterie. That place is just too schmancy for words … Dictionary of american slang
schmancy — From fancy, schmancy. Very fancy, ornate much fancier than you re accustomed to. Let s not go to La Snooterie. That place is just too schmancy for words … Dictionary of american slang
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