fantasizing

[fan-tuh-sahyz]

Origin

verb (used without object)

to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.

verb (used with object)

to create in one's fancy, daydreams, or the like; imagine: to fantasize a trip through space.

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Fantasizing is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Also, especially British, fan·ta·sise.

Origin:
1925–30; fantas(y) + -ize

Related forms

fan·ta·siz·er, noun

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Word Origin & History

fantasize

1926, from fantasy + -ize. Related: Fantasized; fantasizing.

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