fancy man


fancy man

noun

Definition of FANCY MAN

: a woman's paramour; also : pimp

Examples of FANCY MAN

  1. <an early hard-boiled detective novel featuring a whore who marries her fancy man and later murders him>

First Known Use of FANCY MAN

circa 1811

Related to FANCY MAN

Synonyms: cadet [slang], pimp, pander, procurer
Related Words: mack daddy [slang]; white slaver
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