fancy Dan
- noun
- Offensive
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- She thought he was just another fancy Dan trying to show off his expensive watch at the event.
Examples
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We don't want any fancy Dan who stood there just flicking and doing those things that not that's not the Man United player.
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The party was filled with fancy Dan types who flaunted their stylish clothes and extravagant accessories.
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You're too much of a fancy Dan.
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Everyone knew he was a fancy Dan, with his flashy car and elaborate mannerisms that turned heads.
Synonyms
112
7.5
A man who cares a lot about how he looks and dresses
22
8.2
A man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance
12
4.8
A person who tries to get attention by doing things to impress others
4
9.9
A man who cares a lot about his clothes and style
3
8.4
A young man who dresses and acts in a showy, attention-seeking way
1
7.9
A person who shows off to get attention
1
9.3
A man who cares a lot about his clothes and how he looks
1
8.1
A man who cares greatly about his clothes and appearance
A person who dresses stylishly to show wealth or high social class
A person who dresses in bright clothes to get attention
A person who shows off things like money or clothes to impress others
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
fancy + Dan
The adjective 'fancy' clearly means showy or ornate and 'Dan' functions only as a personal name, so the composite 'fancy Dan' straightforwardly denotes a person who is ostentatious. Although the phrase carries a colloquial, slightly mocking tone, its core meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a common adjective+name labeling pattern, making it comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the words.
Etymology
Fancy Dan may come from putting the word fancy, which means showy, together with the common name Dan, creating the image of a man who dresses to be noticed. One popular story says people used that picture long ago to mean a man who liked to 'show off', so today fancy Dan means a man who is showy.