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That definition seems a little harsh. I'm sure that my aunts would have said things like, "she's got a fancy man" meaning someone who dressed or behaved as if they occupied a higher station in life - a sort of spiv, a man in a suit when few around would wear them
See Michael Qunion for a definition of "spiv": http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-spi3.htm
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