fancy man

• Termo antigo e informal para um homem que mantém um relacionamento romântico com uma mulher, muitas vezes sugerindo que é amante ou vive às custas dela, às vezes com conotação negativa de excesso de elegância ou dependência financeira.

An old-fashioned, informal term for a man who is romantically involved with a woman, often implying he is a lover or a kept man, sometimes with a negative connotation of being overly stylish or dependent on a woman for financial support.

1. Lover or boyfriendB2informalbritish

   A man who is romantically involved with a woman, often implying a secret or casual relationship.

   Amante

   • She introduced her fancy man at the party.
   • He was known as her fancy man for years.
   • The gossip said she had a fancy man in the next town.

2. PimpC1slangbritish

   A man who controls and profits from the work of prostitutes.

   Cafetão

   • The police arrested the fancy man who ran the operation.
   • He was nothing more than a fancy man living off her earnings.
   • The novel's villain was a cruel fancy man.