nance

[ nans ]

noun

, Slang.

1. Offensive. an effeminate male.
2. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nance¹

First recorded in 1905–10; shortened from given name Nancy

Example Sentences

Despite identifying as conservative, Nance made it clear this is an issue that all women should care about, across party lines.

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Nance said she has personally been a victim of these kinds of superficial attacks.

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Nathan Lane continues to prove himself one of the great stage actors in The Nance, but the somewhat weak play works against him.

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The play nominees include Cyrano de Bergerac, The Nance, The Heiress, and Golden Boy.

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Pettway brought the infant to her home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and renamed her Nedjra Nance.

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Nance Watling has been turning everything upside down at the Heath Farm.

From Project Gutenberg

Nance listened appalled; then she sprang forward and dragged down his arm and laid her hand upon his mouth.

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At this a light came into his face, and after some seconds of rumination he despatched Nance upon an errand.

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The place was all enclosed, the wind a stranger, the turf smooth and solid; so it was chosen by Nance to be her bleaching-green.

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Nance,” said he, “would you have a man sit down and suffer or rise up and strive?

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