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单词 schmancy
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schmancyadj.

Brit. /ˈʃmansi/, U.S. /ˈʃmænsi/
Forms: 1900s– schmancy, 1900s– shmancy.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: fancy-schmancy adj.
Etymology: Short for fancy-schmancy adj.Compare the following earlier, apparently isolated, use as a noun:1967 Chicago Tribune 22 Mar. i. 18/1 After eyeing those nutty new mod fashions for men, Ray Cvikota puts it this way—‘In the spring, a Young Man's Fancy!’ Make that schmancy??
colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).
Extremely or excessively fancy, esp. in a pretentious or ostentatious way; = fancy-schmancy adj.
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1976 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 22 Oct. 22/4 The Barclay Hotel's schmancy Gold Room.
1988 InfoWorld 18 Jan. 82/4 Options..will include a schmancy plasma display and a hard disk.
1998 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 19 Dec. c19 Club patrons in shmancy duds (there's a full dress code in effect) will munch hors d'oeuvre and quaff champagne at midnight.
2002 E. Lutz On Go with Baby v. 90 Strollers..range in price from $20 to over $300 for the schmancy ones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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