I don't fancy yours

phrase

Used to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman who is with an unattractive woman.

Meanings

phrase
  1. humorousidiomaticslangUsed to reserve the right to chat up an attractive woman who is with an unattractive woman.

    "I don't fancy yours!" I said to Davoh, and broke into a trot to reach her first. "Finders, keepers!" I puffed as I drew alongside. She grinned, tossed her dark hair and went on talking to her friend about something too important to be interrupted […]

    1977, Edwin Brock, Here, now always
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APA

I don't fancy yours. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20fancy%20yours

MLA

“I don't fancy yours.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20fancy%20yours. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I don't fancy yours,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20don't%20fancy%20yours.

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