"nance" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nance.ogg [Australia] Forms: nances [plural]
Etymology: From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nancy}} nancy, {{m|en|prance}} prance, {{m|en|dance}} dance, {{m|en|mince}} mince Head templates: {{en-noun}} nance (plural nances)
  1. (slang) Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: nancy (extra: an effeminate male homosexual)
    Sense id: en-nance-en-noun-e5eu4e~5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-nance.ogg [Australia] Forms: nances [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish nance. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|nance}} Spanish nance Head templates: {{en-noun}} nance (plural nances)
  1. A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit. Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
    Sense id: en-nance-en-noun-8dThPZfF Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 9 62 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 58 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 69 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 76 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: En-au-nance.ogg [Australia] Forms: nances [present, singular, third-person], nancing [participle, present], nanced [participle, past], nanced [past]
Etymology: From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nancy}} nancy, {{m|en|prance}} prance, {{m|en|dance}} dance, {{m|en|mince}} mince Head templates: {{en-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 effeminate manner. Tags: slang, uncommon
    Sense id: en-nance-en-verb-49B4fqHl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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