nancy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnænsi/

Noun

nancy (plural nancies)

1. (British, 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

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Nancy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnænsi/

Proper noun

1. A female given name.
   • 1792 Robert Burns: Ae Fond Kiss:

     I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,

     Naething could resist my Nancy:

     But to see her was to love her;

     Love but her, and love forever.

   • 1913 Eleanor Porter: Pollyanna: Chapter 7:

     "And theyve got lovely names, too. You'll like their names," sighed Nancy. "They're 'Algernon' and 'Florabelle' and 'Estelle'. I - I just hate Nancy'!"

     "Oh, Nancy, what a dreadful thing to say! Why?"

     "Because it isn't pretty like the others. You see, I was the first baby, and mother hadn't begun ter read so many stories with the pretty names in them, then."

Translations

• Russian: Нэ́нси

Proper noun

1. A city in northeastern France.

Translations

• French: Nancy
• German: Nanzig
• Russian: Нанси́

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