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fancy-pants

American  

adjective

  1. Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.


Etymology

Origin of fancy-pants

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Here, there was no party and no fancy-pants scene to entice them.

From New York Times

Food52's resident baking BFF Erin Jeanne McDowell describes her Citrus Charlotte as "A fancy-pants cake, but it's crazy beautiful."

From Salon

Likewise, I’m stuck with proprietary Huawei apps since there’s no real third-party app support, making this more of a fancy-pants fitness tracker than a true smartwatch.

From The Verge

Or a bigger, fancy-pants soaker?

From Los Angeles Times

I splurged for a fancy-pants Zojirushi with multiple settings, but there are plenty of affordable options that also take up way less space than an Instant Pot.

From The Verge