nance

American  

[nans] / næns /

noun

Slang.

1. Offensive. an effeminate male.

2. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.

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Etymology

Origin of nance

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

Example Sentences

March 1 Forages mushroom walk with nance klehm at Descanso Gardens, in conjunction with “fruiting bodies” at the Sturt Haaga Gallery, 1418 Descanso Drive in La Cañada Flintridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2020

Ecological systems engineer nance klehm leads two walks to point out flowering plants visited by native bees, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2020

The literature on Jacksonian- era banking and fi nance is nearly as daunting as that on the broader market economy.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2015

Mr. Lane is considering Douglas Carter Beane’s new play, “The Nance,” about a performer who played the role of the nance in burlesque shows in the early-20th century.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2010

One of the preferred recovery methods is to use NMR Nuclear Magnetic Reso- nance, to detect the faintest of organized magnetic orientations.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn