nance

See also: Nance and náncè

English

Etymology

From the name Nancy, or nancyboy.

Noun

nance (plural nances)

  1. (slang) A male homosexual.
    • 1992, Leigh W. Rutledge, The gay decades: from Stonewall to the present
      "Fairies, nances, swishes, fags, lezzes — call 'em what you please — should of course be permitted to earn honest livings […]

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:male homosexual

Verb

nance (third-person singular simple present nances, present participle nancing, simple past and past participle nanced)

  1. (uncommon, slang) To move in a prissy or stereotypically gay way.
    nancing around in tight pants

Further reading

  • nance at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

nance m (plural nances)

  1. A fruit tree of the species Byrsonima crassifolia in the acerola family.
  2. The fruit of this tree.
  3. A kind of coffee grown in Costa Rica.
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