fancy man

fancy man:    someone with whom a woman has a regular sexual relationship

   Usually the woman is married and the parties are not cohabiting:

    I can only remember two of them that had regular fancy-men. (F. Richards, 1936, writing of soldiers' wives)

   A fancy woman, bit, or piece is a mistress:

    They supposed that Donald must be keeping 'a fancy woman' in New York. (Boyle, 1979 — in fact Maclean was keeping rendezvous with his Russian spymaster)

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fancy man — n old fashioned a man that a married woman has a sexual relationship with, who is not her husband … Dictionary of contemporary English
fancy man — n. a man supported by a woman; esp., a pimp … English World dictionary
fancy man — ► NOUN informal, often derogatory ▪ a woman s lover … English terms dictionary
fancy man — /ˈfænsi mæn/ (say fansee man) noun Colloquial 1. a man of often dubious reputation, who is, or is thought to be, someone s lover: she had her fancy man with her. 2. a pimp …
fancy man — fanÂ·cy man || â€šfÃ¦nsÉªâ€šmÉ™n woman s lover; pimp … English contemporary dictionary
fancy man — noun (C) old fashioned a man that a married woman has a sexual relationship with, who is not her husband … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fancy man — fan′cy man n. 1) sex a woman s lover 2) sex a pimp • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
fancy man — noun Date: circa 1811 a woman s paramour; also pimp … New Collegiate Dictionary
fancy man — 1. a woman s lover. 2. a pimp. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
fancy man — noun A womans lover … Wiktionary

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