fancy man

English

Alternative forms

• fancy-man, fancyman

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

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.