"nancyboy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnæn.siˌbɔɪ/ Audio: En-au-nancyboy.ogg Forms: nancyboys [plural]
Etymology: From nancy + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nancy|boy}} nancy + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} nancyboy (plural nancyboys)
  1. (slang, derogatory, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Synonym of nancy: an effeminate man, especially an effeminate homosexual. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): LGBTQ, People Synonyms: nancy [synonym, synonym-of], pansy, sissy, effeminate man, omi-palone, male homosexual, nancy boy Synonyms (effeminate man): cockney Synonyms (homosexual man): friend of Dorothy

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Alternative forms

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