Meanings
verbfancy up (third-person singular simple present fancies up, present participle fancying up, simple past and past participle fancied up)
present singular third person fancies up · participle present fancying up · participle past fancied up · past fancied up
- To make more stylish, neat, or extravagant
Synonyms & antonyms
verbput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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APA
fancy up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancy%20up
MLA
“fancy up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancy%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fancy up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fancy%20up.
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