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English
fancy-monger
Etymology
From fancy + -monger.
Noun
fancymonger (plural fancymongers)
- (obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 1459:If I could meet that fancy-monger, I would give him some good counsel, for he seems to have the quotidian of love upon him.
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