fancy-schmancy
Showily over-refined
Fancy-schmancy is a playful, mildly dismissive term for something pretentiously elegant or unnecessarily elaborate.
The reduplication with *schm-* follows a Yiddish-influenced pattern that deflates or mocks the original word.
Someone might describe an overpriced restaurant as some fancy-schmancy place or dismiss elaborate plans: We don't need anything fancy-schmancy, just pizza.
Affectedly superior in manner
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- uppityArrogantly self-important
affected · pompous · stuck-up · toffee-nosed · la-di-da · airs · haughty · conceited
Showy, often tastelessly so
flamboyant · bling · eye-catching · ostentatious · over-the-top · splashy · kitschy · tawdry
hoity-toity
Affectedly superior in manner
- highfalutinAffectedly superior or fancy
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
uppity · affected · pompous · stuck-up · toffee-nosed · la-di-da · airs · haughty · conceited · poseur
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
loud · flamboyant · bling · eye-catching · ostentatious · over-the-top · splashy · kitschy · tawdry · bedazzled
swanky
Showily luxurious
opulent · lavish · plush · high-end · upmarket · exclusive · palatial · sumptuous · deluxe · five-star
elaborate
Complex and detailed
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- adornedMade ornamental
baroque · rococo · filigree · gilded · filigreed · bejeweled · ornamental · frilly · fussy · overdressed
fancy-schmancydown-to-earth
Practical and without pretension
ordinary · everyday · common · regular · salt-of-the-earth
fancy, fancied, fancier, fancying, fancies, fanciest, fancywork, fanciers, fancy-free