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nancy

English

Etymology

From Nancy, pet form of the female given names Agnes and Anne, under influence from earlier nan (“serving girl, maid; male homosexual”), itself from Nan, another pet form of the same names. Compare Mary.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?nænsi/
Rhymes: -ænsi
Hyphenation: nan?cy

Noun

nancy (plural nancies)

(Britain, US, derogatory, slang, offensive) An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

Synonyms

(an effeminate man): mama's boy, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
(a homosexual): friend of Dorothy, omi-palone; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual

Derived terms

nancy up
nancyboy, nance

Translations

Anagrams

Canny, canny

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