fancy talk

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

language that is complex or elaborate, sometimes seeming pretentious

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Examples (10)

  • The politician's fancy talk confused the ordinary voters.
  • Don't be fooled by his fancy talk - he's not really an expert.
  • Her fancy talk at the conference impressed the academics.
  • I prefer simple explanations to all that fancy talk.
  • The lawyer's fancy talk made the contract sound more complex than it was.
  • Stop the fancy talk and tell me what you really mean.
  • His fancy talk about art history sounded pretentious to me.
  • She used fancy talk to avoid giving a direct answer.
  • The professor's fancy talk went over most students' heads.
  • Despite all the fancy talk, the proposal was actually quite simple.