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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnænsi/

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• Rhymes: -ænsi
• Hyphenation: nan‧cy

Noun

nancy (plural nancies)

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, 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, nancy boy, nance
• nancy pants

Translations

(derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual — see fairy

Anagrams

• Canny, canny