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/ˈʃmænsi/ · adjective
(informal, derogatory) Fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion..
But thanks to the charmless chunk of schmancy condos now going up on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue (the Champs Élysées of auto parts stores), the rooftop sunsets we savored in summers past were, it turns out, our last.
Rack up your arm candy with this schmancy bangle, watch, and bracelet set from Anne Klein.
Use schmancy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Schmancy means (informal, derogatory) Fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion..
Common synonyms include fancy-schmancy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But thanks to the charmless chunk of schmancy condos now going up on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue (the Champs Élysées of auto parts stores), the rooftop sunsets we savored in summers past were, it turns out, our last.
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