"fancy pants" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fancy pants.wav Forms: fancy pants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|fancy pants}} fancy pants (plural fancy pants)
  1. (US) A person wearing fancy clothing; a member of a social elite. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fancy-pants, fancypants Related terms: fancy-pants
    Sense id: en-fancy_pants-en-noun-K~egHfTj Disambiguation of People: 88 12 Categories (other): American English, English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. A person very concerned with their appearance.
    Sense id: en-fancy_pants-en-noun-SY5xcUSQ

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