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nancy boy

nancy boy is the alternative spelling of nancyboy.

Meaning of nancyboy

Noun

nancyboy (plural nancyboys)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) Synonym of nancy: an effeminate man, especially an effeminate homosexual.
    • With Mum out of earshot, he continued: "I don't believe you did six girls. I think you're a liar. I think you're either a virgin or a nancyboy."2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End, Ragged Sky Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 84

Forms of nancy boy

pluralnancy boys

Questions about nancy boy

What is nancy boy the alternative spelling of?
Nancy boy is the alternative spelling of nancyboy.

Words near nancy boy in the dictionary

  1. nancies
  2. nancified
  3. nancing
  4. Nancowry
  5. nancy
  6. nancy boy
  7. nancy boys
  8. Nancy Dawson
  9. Nancy Dawsons
  10. nancy pants
  11. Nancy Reagan gaze

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