nancy
Syllables: nan·cy/ˈnænsi/
nancy noun: an effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
Noun (1)
nancy (plural nancies or nancys)
- An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
- The wonderful Stephen Tobolowsky returns as Sandy [Ryerson], the flaming former glee club director who’s now the shop teacher, and warns that “you are going to have a school full of nancys unless you get some hot wood in those teenagers’ hands.”2009 September 17, Mike Hale, “‘Glee’, Brought to You By the Letter ‘C’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2009
- Synonyms:
- mama's boy, pansy, sissy, omi-palone, friend of Dorothy
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Nancy
Nancy (plural Nancys or Nancies)
- A female given name.
- 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.1792, Robert Burns, Ae Fond Kiss - "And they've 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...1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 7, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC
- I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Noun (2) capitalized: Nancy
Nancy (plural Nancies or Nancys)
- Alternative letter-case form of nancy.
- HAWKER, the Australian, who is to handle the Sopwith plane, predicts that any fast steamer out of New York will have no difficulty in beating the “Nancies” of the United States Navy.1919 May 8, “The Waiting Airmen”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025
- Funny peculiar: Ganymede promising latitude, if not liberation. The Boy Done Good. For Nancies. He might, however, mean something vastly different for Normals, who are quietly - one could even say covertly - being invited to role model their increasing redundant selves on that darling petal...1998 April 2, John Lyttle, “By Zeus, are you ready for the golden boy - Ganymede Redux?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nancy
Nancy
- A city in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, north-eastern France.
nancy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nancy in Hindi
- नैन्सी, नैंसी, नानसी
nancy in Tamil
- நான்சி, நன்சி
nancy in Marathi
- नॅन्सी, नानसी
nancy in Urdu
- نینسی, ننسی
More languagesFewer languages
- nancy in Bengali
- ন্যান্সি, ন্যানসি
- nancy in Telugu
- నాన్సీ, నానసీ
- nancy in Malayalam
- നാൻസി, നൻസി
- nancy in Kannada
- ನ್ಯಾನ್ಸಿ, ನಾನ್ಸಿ, ನ್ಯಾಂಸಿ
- nancy in Punjabi
- ਨੈਂਸੀ, ਨਾਨਸੀ, ਨੈਨਸੀ
- nancy in Gujarati
- નેન્સી, નૅન્સી, ન્યાન્સી
- nancy in Odia
- ନାନ୍ସି, ନାନ୍ସୀ, ନ୍ଯ଼ାନ୍ସି
- nancy in Nepali
- न्यान्सी, नान्सी, नैंसी
Synonyms of nancy
Forms of nancy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nancies |
| plural | nancys |
| alternative form | Nancy |
| plural | Nancies |
| plural | Nancys |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Nancys |
| plural | Nancies |
Origin of nancy
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.
Medieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.
From French Nancy, from Medieval Latin Nanciacum, from Old High German Nanzig.
Words formed from nancy
Phrases with nancy
Words that rhyme with nancy
Questions about nancy
- What does nancy mean?
- Nancy means an effeminate man, especially a homosexual.
- What is nancy in Hindi?
- Nancy in Hindi is नैन्सी, नैंसी, नानसी. See Nancy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nancy?
- Nancy can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nancy?
- Nancy is pronounced /ˈnænsi/.
- What is the plural of nancy?
- The plural of nancy is nancies.
Words near nancy in the dictionary
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