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    [Adjective]  | "fan*ci*ful" | \ ˈfan(t)-si-fəl \


    1: marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience

    2: existing in fancy only

    3: marked by or as if by fancy or whim


    Origin: circa 1627 ;

     {see: |fancy:2|fancy:2} + {see: |-ful:1|-ful:1};

    [Adjective]  | "fanciful" 


    1: conceived or made without regard for reason or reality;


      * e.g., " ... she harbors the fanciful notion that she has a talent for singing "





    2: not real and existing only in the imagination;


      * e.g., " ... the fanciful creatures that J.R.R. Tolkien created for his Middle Earth novels "





     [ "fancy" ]

    1: v. to like-like someone (i.e. be infatuated, smitten, etc) either in a sexual, emotional or both fashion.

      * e.g.,  ... I fancy that bloke! 

     [ "Fancy" ]

    1:  To like-like someone (have a crush on).

      * e.g.,  ...  I really fancy that guy. He's so adorable! 


     [ "Fancy" ]

    2:  Wanting or needing something.

      * e.g.,  ...  Would you fancy a drink? 


     [ "Fancy" ]

    3:  Pretty, luxurious, nice.

      * e.g.,  ...  That new car looks really fancy! 


     [ "Fancy" ]

    4:  Using an eufemism to describe something.

      * e.g.,  ...  You called her a slut? That's a fancy way to say she's the biggest whore in town! 


     [ "Fancy" ]

    5:  Dutch (glossy)magazine for girls between ages 14 and 2

      * e.g.,  ...  Have you read the Fancy yet? It has this great article on how to shop more for less! 

     [ "Fancy" ]

    1: To take a sexual or romantic interest in someone; usually teenagers feel this emotion, and it roughly translates to 'I want to go out with her, but I won't really take this relationship seriously, or expect it to last that long'. If one desires a serious, long-lasting relationship, they may be feeling love as opposed to fancying someone.

      * e.g.,  ... Teen 1: look at her, she's so fit! I really fancy her! 

     [ "Fancie" ]

    1: Perfect, beautiful, awesome, dreamlike, imagination, fantasy

      * e.g.,  ... "Nor minde nor thoughts on fickle Fancie grounded .... Hart said eies tears might soone have quencht that flame..." "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancie.... Where be your jibes now, your gambols, your songs, your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar?" ~ Shakespeare 

     [ "Fanci" ]

    1: the one and only; no one else can compare

      * e.g.,  ... oh you fanci huh? 

     [ "Fancy" ]

    1: Single worded expression that tells of someone's object or situation is good and or likable.

      * e.g.,  ... Jack: hey man, i just found out that my watch is worth alot of money. 

     [ "fancy" ]

    1: A term used most commonly in England or in the past. Used to describe something of a particular liking.

      * e.g.,  ... Takin' a fancy to it, eh? 

     [ "fancy" ]

    1: In america fancy means to like someone in a sexual way, to want to be with them, want to go out with them ect...

      * e.g.,  ... America: I fancy Her 


     [ "fancy" ]

    2: In Britian fancy means the same but it also means 'want' or 'do you want' something.

      * e.g.,  ... Britain: I Fancy Her, Fancy a pint?, Fancy going out tonight?, I fancy a pizza tonight ect... 

     [ "fancy" ]

    1: A word used to describe something awesome; cool; good; swanky; spiffy.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I'm going to a concert tonight! 

     [ "fancy" ]

    1: A top hat-wearing elephant with shiny shoes who drinks $200 VIP champaign with his or her superior trunk.

      * e.g.,  ... Bitch. I am fancy. This $200 champaign and top hat don't lie. 

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