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Nancy Dawson

Nancy Dawson noun: a homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.

Noun

Nancy Dawson (plural Nancy Dawsons)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
    • Though harmless and gentle he would have been described as a Greek or a Uranist by the exquisites of Cambridge, or as a Nancy Dawson by everyone else.1974, Michael Tyler-Whittle, Bertie, page 250

Forms of Nancy Dawson

pluralNancy Dawsons

Origin of Nancy Dawson

Likely taken from the stage name of eighteenth-century dancer and actress Ann Newton.

Questions about Nancy Dawson

What does Nancy Dawson mean?
Nancy Dawson means a homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
What part of speech is Nancy Dawson?
Nancy Dawson is a noun.
What is the plural of Nancy Dawson?
The plural of Nancy Dawson is Nancy Dawsons.

Words near Nancy Dawson in the dictionary

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  6. Nancy Dawson
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  8. nancy pants
  9. Nancy Reagan gaze
  10. Nancy Reagan gazes
  11. Nancy-pretty

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