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schmancy

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈʃmænsi/
  • General-American: [ˈʃmeənsi]
  • General-American: [ˈʃmɛənsi] see /æ/ raising
  • CMU ARPABET: SH M AE1 N S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fancy-schmancy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From schm- + fancy.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: претенциозен (pretenciozen) — contrived or pretentious
  • Bulgarian: префърцунен (prefǎrcunen) — contrived or pretentious