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Originally posted by dtb
Oh no, no, no.
Sorry, but that could not be more wrong. "Fancy" is an inherently funny word. It conveys something that's trying to be posh, but in an insouciant sort of way
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I'm with you so far
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-- unlike "classy", which is used only by those who think they are, which, it goes without saying, they are not.
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Oh no, no, no. Classy used in a self-referential way is clearly self-contradictory but not when used by one about others - then it can have any number of useful meanings that do not reflect poorly on the user.
So when I say, "DTB is one hell of a classy broad", it means not that I am declassé but rather that you are, well, what I said.
OTOH, when I whistle at one of Madonna's outfits and say "class-é", well, that's just meant to be ironic.
