Definition
fancy: elaborate, extravagant, elegant, flashy, classy, expensive
Horatio doesn't need any fancy technology in his laboratory. He is fine working with basic equipment.
What a fancy restaurant! It's very elegant and the cheapest thing on the menu costs $80!
to fancy (a coffee): to want, to wish for, to desire (a coffee)
I fancy going to the movies tonight. There's a film I want to see.
-What do you fancy for dinner? -I feel like eating pasta.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I really fancy a nice cup of tea.
US: That's a very fancy hat you're wearing.
- "I understand that you wanted to marry a rich guy, at least that makes sense, but yet here you are back in London with nothing to show for it, not even a fancy diamond ring."
- "Since you're always hosting me in your fancy San Francisco offices, I think it's my turn to return the favor, so I'd like to extend a formal invitation to my new ranch in Crawford, Texas."
- "I noticed you've got a fancy yellow tennis racket."
- "Jean, check out these fancy idioms to add some colour to your future conversations!"
- "That's a fancy area."
- "Fancy mushroom thing with ostrich eggs and bacon"
- "Mr. Delavigne, staying at a fancy hotel and not at the Olympic village, was the only surviving competitor."
- "I speak with a fancy little accent and my best friend is the Queen of England."
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