Instance 1: On Tuesday, I was watching an episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (I have my reasons), when he burst into a little song called "Everybody's Fancy." This song included the lyrics:
Girls are girls right from the beginning.
Boys grow up to be men.
Your body's fancy/And so is mine.
I love Mr. Rogers, but that last one creeped me out a little (lot).
Instance 2: Last night, good friend Mr. McGoey made the good point that, depending on the inflection, the word fancy could range from quite complimentary to extremely insulting. Examples:
Your Friend: (sincerely) "Hey, those are some fancy slacks!"
You: Thank you!
Your Friend: (sarcastically) "Hey, those are some fancy slacks..."
You: Shut up!
Instance 3: Last night, after talking about the word fancy with John McGoey, I grabbed some McDonald's because I was hungry. I noticed for the first time that the little ketchup packets have on them, in large letters, the words "FANCY KETCHUP."
I think that is silly.
I also think it's far more common than I thought.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Word Of The Week: Fancy
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3 comments:
I like fancy best when it's a verb.
I think the 7th image is the best possible result for the search term "fancy ketchup."
Hooray for Neal K!
The blog post was the delicious burger, but Neal K's comment was the Fancy Ketchup on top.
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