fancy man

English

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  • fancy-man, fancyman

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Noun

fancy man (plural fancy men)

  1. (UK, dated slang) Synonym of ponce (“a pimp hired by a prostitute”) [1811]
  2. (obsolete) A man who is fancied: a sweetheart. [1834]
  3. (obsolete) A man who fancies something: a fan. [1847]
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fancy,‎ man.
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