noncyadj.
/ˈnɒnsi/, U.S. /ˈnɑnsi/ British slang.
Pretentious, affected; overly fancy.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]
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peacockly?a1425
ruffling1531
garish1545
peacockish1551
peacock-like1576
ostentatious1590
fastuous?1591
flaring1593
flantitanting1596
ostentive1599
ostentative1601
showful1607
flourishable1614
flourishing1616
flaunting1624
ostentous1624
ostentatory1638
swasha1640
fanfaron1670
paradeful1748
ostensible1782
epideictic1790
fandangous1797
flashy1801
affiché1818
show-off1818
splashing1820
flaunty1825
splash-and-dash1830
pretentious1832
flash1836
splashy1836
pretenceful1841
swanky1842
peacocky1844
fantysheeny1847
splurgy1852
cheesy1858
pretensivea1868
duchessy1870
swagger1879
lavish1882
splurging1884
show-offy1890
razzmatazz1900
show-offish1903
whoop-de-do1904
Ritz1908
split-arse1917
swanking1918
ritzy1919
fantoosh1920
knock-me-down1922
showboating1936
showboat1939
hellzapoppin'1945
zazzy1961
glitzy1966
sploshy1966
zhuzhy1968
noncy1989
bling1999
1989 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (2000) II. 6th Ser. Episode 2. 50 Yeah, he has become a bit noncy, ain he? I saw him the other day walking down the high street with his Filofax held up in front of him.
1997 XL for Men Aug. 117/2 The right advice is vital, and it's made me realise that the noncey stretching that football substitutes always do when they're waiting to come on isn't just showing off after all—it really does help.
2001 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 12 Aug. Now, as a native of Newcastle I will not have noncy London magazines casting aspersions on our menfolk.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1989