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[nans] 
–noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
| 1. | an effeminate male. |
| 2. | a homosexual male. |
Origin:
1905–10; shortened from given name Nancy
1905–10; shortened from given name Nancy
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| nan·cy (nān'sē) n. pl. nan·cies also nanc·es Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate man, especially a homosexual man. [From the name Nancy.] |
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nance
"effeminate man, homosexual," 1904, from female name Nancy (q.v.), which was in use as an adj. meaning "effeminate" (applied to men) from 1883, a shortening of earlier Miss Nancy, perhaps from the nickname of vain, fashionable actress Miss Anna Oldfield (d.1730).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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