tickle one's fancy



tickle one's fancy

Appeal to one, be to one's liking, as in That joke tickled my fancy. This term uses fancy in the sense of "liking" or "taste." [Second half of 1700s]
See also: fancy, tickle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sverrir-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Chun-Chinese
Appleseed['æplisi:d]
SloaneSLONEnglish (Rare)
Reshmi-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Ashfaq-Arabic