fancy meeting you here! — an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know
Part of speech: INTERJECTION
Definition: an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr/
Example Sentences
- Fancy meeting you here! I thought you moved to Paris.
- Well, fancy meeting you here at 3 AM buying ice cream!
- Fancy meeting you here at the library - didn't know you could read!
fancy meeting you here!
INTERJECTION[/ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr/]
an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know
💡 Concept
an expression of surprise when unexpectedly meeting someone you know
🎵 Rhyme
Fancy meeting you here while dancing and glancing!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪə/
🌳Etymology
Rootfancy
🎵Rhyme
dancingprancingglancing
dancing
prancing
glancing
🔗Collocations
fancy meeting
fancy seeing
fancy that
fancy bumping into
what a coincidence
📝Examples
“Fancy meeting you here! I thought you moved to Paris.”
😄 Fun example
“Well, fancy meeting you here at 3 AM buying ice cream!”
😄 Fun example
“Fancy meeting you here at the library - didn't know you could read!”
“Fancy meeting you here in Tokyo! Small world, isn't it?”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
what a surprisesmall worldwhat a coincidenceimagine that
Antonyms
as expectedno surprise
Related
bump intorun intoencountercoincidenceserendipity
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