nancy

Meaning

An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
nan‧cy
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnænsi/
Etymology

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.

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