fancy-pants
fan·cy-pants
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fan-see pants]
- /ˈfæn si pænts/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fan-see pants]
- /ˈfæn si pænts/
Definition of fancy-pants word
- adjective fancy-pants Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified. 1
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Origin of fancy-pants
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fancy-pants
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fancy-pants popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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