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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)

  1. (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

nancy From the web:

  • what nancy drew character are you
  • what nancy means
  • what nancy secret in eastenders
  • what nancy hiding in eastenders


drew

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dro?o, IPA(key): /d?u?/
  • Rhymes: -u?

Verb

drew

  1. simple past tense of draw
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of draw

Related terms

  • drawn

Anagrams

  • DEWR

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dr?f/

Noun

drew

  1. genitive plural of drwa

drew From the web:

  • what drew you to
  • what drew people to the west
  • what drew the us into ww1
  • what drew you to me
  • what drew anglos to settle texas
  • what drew you to apply for this position
  • what drew you to this position
  • what drew the us into ww2
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