Nancy

Nan cy |näNˈsē ˈnɑnsi | a city in northeastern France, chief town of Lorraine; pop. 107,434 (2006 ).

nancy

nan cy |ˈnansē ˈnænsi | ▶noun ( pl. nancies ) (also nancy boy ) derogatory, chiefly Brit. an effeminate or homosexual man. ▶adjective effeminate. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: nickname for the given name Ann .

nancy story

nancy story ▶noun W. Indian a traditional African folk tale about Anancy the spider, who overcomes others by cunning. • an elaborate evasive story or lie: the minister had left the country and so could not give his side of the nancy story. • a superstitious belief. ORIGIN nancy, shortening of Anancy, from Akan ananse ‘spider ’.

Nancy

Nancy |ˈnɒ̃si | a city in NE France, chief town of Lorraine; pop. 107,434 (2006 ).

nancy

nancy |ˈnansi | informal, derogatory ▶noun ( pl. nancies ) (also nancy boy ) an effeminate or homosexual man. ▶adjective effeminate. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: pet form of the given name Ann .

nancy story

nancy story ▶noun W. Indian a traditional African folk tale about Anancy the spider, who overcomes others by cunning. • an elaborate evasive story or lie: the minister had left the country and so could not give his side of the nancy story. • a superstitious belief. ORIGIN nancy, shortening of Anancy, from Akan ananse ‘spider ’.

Nancy

Nan cy Eigenname |nãˈsi |Stadt in Ostfrankreich

Nancy

Nan cy Eigenname |ˈnɛnsi |weiblicher Vorname

Nancy

Nan cy /nǽnsi /名詞 ナンシー 〘女の名; Ann (e ), Annaの愛称 〙.