Nancy

[nan-see; French nahn-see]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.

Also Nan·cee, Nan·cie. a female given name, form of Ann or Anna.

(sometimes lowercase) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. nance.

Meurthe-et-Moselle

[mœr-tey-maw-zel]

noun

a department in NE France. 2038 sq. mi. (5280 sq. km). Capital: Nancy.

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Related Words for nancy

sashay, swish, storm, jerk, fling, stamp, spring, mince, strut, prance, toss, throw

Examples from the Web for nancy

Contemporary Examples of nancy

With a government shutdown looming, Nancy Pelosi and Michele Bachmann are on the same side.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill
Ben Jacobs
December 11, 2014
Singers Nancy Wilson and Billy Eckstine attended, and actor and activist Ossie Davis delivered a well-received speech.
When Bill Cosby N-Bombed the Congressional Black Caucus
Asawin Suebsaeng
December 2, 2014
The septuagenarian duo of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi will be able to keep their chauffer-driven, taxpayer-funded limos.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again
Lloyd Green
November 24, 2014
The Emancipation Proclamation, as Nancy Pelosi reminds us, was an executive action.
Why We Can’t Quit Calling Presidents ‘Kings’
Kevin Bleyer
November 22, 2014
Nancy heard the shot, then another, and came to the window to witness the third and final bullet be fired into her husband.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer
Marlow Stern
November 18, 2014

Historical Examples of nancy

This system is carried out at the Maxéville brewery, near Nancy.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884
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From Nancy by way of pinal we may easily reach the heart of the Vosges.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
Well, Sir, and now what remains, if you really love Nancy so well as you say you do?
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Nancy's had more to bear from the way she took her troubles than from the troubles themselves.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
And yet Nancy was not clinging to life itself; she only seemed to be, because she clung to love.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for nancy

nancy

noun plural -cies

an effeminate or homosexual boy or man
(as modifier)his nancy ways

Also called: nancy boy

Word Origin for nancy

C20: from the girl's name Nancy

Nancy

noun

a city in NE France: became the capital of the dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century, becoming French in 1766; administrative and financial centre. Pop: 103 605 (1999)

Meurthe-et-Moselle

noun

a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Nancy. Pop: 718 250 (2003 est). Area: 5280 sq km (2059 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for nancy

Nancy

fem. proper name, probably a pet form of Ancy, diminutive of Middle English Annis "Agnes" (see Agnes). As an adjective meaning "effeminate" (with reference to men) it is from 1904. Among the top 10 popular names for girls born in U.S. between 1935 and 1955.