"fancy-schmancy" meaning in All languages combined

See fancy-schmancy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: fancy-schmancier [comparative], fancy-schmanciest [superlative], fancy-shmancy [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fancy-schmancy (comparative fancy-schmancier, superlative fancy-schmanciest)
  1. Synonym of schmancy Synonyms: schmancy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fancy-schmancy-en-adj-pghE4l-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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