fancy-pants
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fancy-pants
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Food52's resident baking BFF Erin Jeanne McDowell describes her Citrus Charlotte as "A fancy-pants cake, but it's crazy beautiful."
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
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 • Mar. 4, 2022
And no amount of fancy-pants design in the gift shop is going to make up for it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021
Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a first name that more elegantly encompasses the baby’s dual heritage than “Archie”: His father is a British fancy-pants, and his mother is an American girl-next-door.
From Slate • May 8, 2019
Meanwhile, in our homeroom row, fancy-pants Kaylee Vine and Nellie Abbott are making eyes at my shirt like it once mugged them in a dark alley.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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