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fancy-free

American  
[fan-see-free] / ˈfæn siˈfri /

adjective

  1. free from any emotional tie or influence, especially that of love.


fancy-free British  

adjective

  1. having no commitments; carefree

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fancy-free

First recorded in 1580–90; fancy + -free


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He left in 2016, spending his days footloose and fancy-free at the Oakland Zoo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

This week had been spirit week at Robb Elementary, and Tuesday was foot loose and fancy-free day, with the kids encouraged to wear their fanciest footwear.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022

Even Rudy Galindo saved his campy stuff for the more fancy-free space of exhibitions.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2018

The true danger of human nature is to idealize anything that’s already happened, be it the repressive 1950s or fancy-free Clinton era.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2016

Here am I—twenty-three, comfortably off, strong, intelligent, fancy-free.

From A Question of Marriage by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

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