–noun
1.imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner.
2.the artistic ability of creating unreal or whimsical imagery, decorative detail, etc., as in poetry or drawing.
3.a mental image or conception: He had happy fancies of being a famous actor.
4.an idea or opinion with little foundation; illusion: Her belief that she can sing is a mere fancy.
5.a caprice; whim; vagary: It was his fancy to fly to Paris occasionally for dinner.
6.capricious preference; inclination; a liking: to take a fancy to walking barefoot in the streets.
7.critical judgment; taste.
8.the breeding of animals to develop points of beauty or excellence.
9.love
10.the fancy, Archaic. people deeply interested in a sport, art, etc.
–adjective
11.made, designed, grown, adapted, etc., to please the taste or fancy; of superfine quality or exceptional appeal: fancy goods; fancy fruits.
12.ornamental; decorative; not plain: a cake with a fancy icing.
13.depending on imagination or caprice; whimsical; irregular: a fancy conception of time.
14.bred to develop points of beauty or excellence, as an animal.
15.much too costly; exorbitant or extravagant: a consultant who charges fancy fees.
–verb (used with object)
16.to form a conception of; picture to oneself: Fancy living with that egotist all your life!
17.to believe without being absolutely sure or certain: I fancy you are my new neighbor.
18.to take a liking to; like.
19.to breed to develop a special type of animal.
–interjection
20.(used as an exclamation of mild surprise): They invited you, too? Fancy!
Who knew there were so many definitions of fancy? Which definition do you suppose the owners of the businesses below were using? If you are going to name your business Fancy ______ wouldn't you at least make the sign fancy instead of plain? (That would be Fancy as in definition number 11)
7 comments:
LMAO! Maybe the nails and food are so fancy, the signs don't need to be! LOL!
I think they were meaning either 8 or 14. Not sure what the difference is in those two defintions. Do you think dictionary.com purposely repeats itself to see if people are paying attention?
Also, I wonder what definition is intended on Fancy Ketchup... the best ketchup brand in the world. Hmmm
I fancy your blog, Kim.
LMAO! SO true! Now I am going to start taking pictures every time I see any store with "fancy" in it!
Or, getting pulled over in the Mid-West and get a ticket for Fancy Driving.
And don't forget about "fancy goats." I really like goats, and hope to have miniature goats as pets some day. (No, really. Check out "pygmy goats" on YouTube sometime and you'll see what I mean.) Anyway I stumbled across this web site: http://www.goat-trauma.org/ and thought it was serious, until I really read the content. It's one of the funniest sites I've seen in a while. BTW, when you're there, hover your cursor over their logo.
All I can think of is Reba McEntire's song "Fancy", that is a whole other meaning there.
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