Etymology

fancied

fan·cied
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Today it means: Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”) or by social convention; imaginary, imagined; supposed; perceived rather than real. Full definition →

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The story

From fancy (“to have a fancy for, like; to imagine, suppose”) + -ed.

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