nance

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see also: Nance

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Noun

nance (plural nances)

1. (slang) altform en: an effeminate male homosexual.
   • 1992, Leigh W. Rutledge, The gay decades: from Stonewall to the present

     "Fairies, nances, swishes, fags, lezzes — call 'em what you please — should of course be permitted to earn honest livings […]

Verb

nance (nances, present participle nancing; past and past participle nanced)

1. (uncommon, slang) To move in a prissy or stereotypically gay way.

   nancing around in tight pants

Noun

nance (plural nances)

1. A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit.

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Nance

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.
2. Surname

Noun

nance (plural nances)

1. (derogatory) nancyboy

Verb

nance (Nances, present participle Nancing; past and past participle Nanced)

1. To act in an effeminate manner.

Related terms

• nonce

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