decorated or elegant; luxurious; expensive and impressive.
From Middle English 'fantsy,' shortened from 'fantasy.' Originally meaning 'based on imagination,' it evolved to mean elaborate or decorative because fancy things are often imaginatively designed.
The word 'fancy' is a hidden link between 'imagination' and 'elegance'—because both are about things that go beyond the plain and practical, decorated by creativity and desire.
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