"fancy-schmancy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: fancy-schmancier [comparative], fancier-schmancier [comparative], fancy-schmanciest [superlative], fanciest-schmanciest [superlative], fancy schmancy [alternative], fancy-shmancy [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er,+first-last}} fancy-schmancy (comparative fancy-schmancier or fancier-schmancier, superlative fancy-schmanciest or fanciest-schmanciest)
  1. Synonym of schmancy. Synonyms: schmancy [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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