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fancy men

fancy men is the plural of fancy man.

Meaning of fancy man

Noun

fancy man (plural fancy men)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) Synonym of ponce (“a pimp hired by a prostitute”).
    Synonyms:
    ponce
  2. (dated) A man who is fancied: a sweetheart.
    • Alexis was never my fancy-man.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter VII, in Have His Carcase
  3. (obsolete) A man who fancies something: a fan.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fancy, man.

Questions about fancy men

What is fancy men the plural of?
Fancy men is the plural of fancy man.

Words near fancy men in the dictionary

  1. fancy maid
  2. fancy maids
  3. fancy man
  4. fancy meat
  5. fancy meats
  6. fancy men
  7. fancy mice
  8. fancy mouse
  9. fancy one's chances
  10. fancy pants
  11. fancy rat

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