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nancyboys

nancyboys is the plural 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

Questions about nancyboys

What is nancyboys the plural of?
Nancyboys is the plural of nancyboy.

Words near nancyboys in the dictionary

  1. nancy pants
  2. Nancy Reagan gaze
  3. Nancy Reagan gazes
  4. Nancy-pretty
  5. nancyboy
  6. nancyboys
  7. nancys
  8. nand
  9. NAND gate
  10. NAND gates
  11. Nanda

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