nance

See also: Nance and náncè

English

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Etymology 1

From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince.

Noun

nance (plural nances)

1. (slang) Alternative form of nancy: an effeminate male homosexual.
   • 1992, Leigh W. Rutledge, The gay decades: from Stonewall to the present

     "Fairies, nances, swishes, fags, lezzes — call 'em what you please — should of course be permitted to earn honest livings […]

Verb

1. (uncommon, slang) To move in a prissy or stereotypically gay way.

   nancing around in tight pants

Further reading

• “nance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2

From Spanish nance

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.

Anagrams

• canne

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Spanish

Noun

nance m (plural nances)

1. A fruit tree of the species in the acerola family.
2. The fruit of this tree.
3. A kind of coffee grown in Costa Rica.