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fancy-schmanciest

fancy-schmanciest is the superlative form of fancy-schmancy.

Meaning of fancy-schmancy

Adjective

fancy-schmancy (comparative fancy-schmancier or fancier-schmancier, superlative fancy-schmanciest or fanciest-schmanciest)

  1. Synonym of schmancy.
    • The keys you use to move around are all grouped together. If you have the fancy-schmanciest kind of keyboard, they’re between the alphabet keys and the number keypad, with the arrow keys arranged in an upside-down T at the bottom and Insert, Delete, Home, End, PageUp, and PageDown, lumped together...1993, Christian Crumlish, “Using the Arrow Keys”, in Murphy’s Laws of WordPerfect 6 for DOS (The Murphy’s Laws Computer Book Series), Alameda, Calif.: SYBEX, →ISBN, chapter 2 (Getting Around Your...
    Synonyms:
    schmancy

Questions about fancy-schmanciest

What is fancy-schmanciest the superlative form of?
Fancy-schmanciest is the superlative form of fancy-schmancy.

Words near fancy-schmanciest in the dictionary

  1. fancy trade
  2. fancy up
  3. fancy-free
  4. fancy-pants
  5. fancy-schmancier
  6. fancy-schmanciest
  7. fancy-schmancy
  8. fancy-shmancier
  9. fancy-shmanciest
  10. fancy-shmancy
  11. fancy-sick

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