nancy

See also: 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

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Rhymes: -ænsi

Noun

nancy (plural nancies)

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

Synonyms

(an effeminate man): mama's boy, pansy, sissy
(a homosexual): See Thesaurus:male homosexual

Derived terms

nancy up
nancyboy, nance

Translations

(derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual — see fairy

Anagrams

Canny, canny

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