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NANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nance mean?
• NANCE (noun)
The noun NANCE has 1 sense:
1. offensive term for a homosexual man
Familiarity information: NANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensive term for a homosexual man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
fag; faggot; fagot; fairy; nance; pansy; poof; poove; pouf; queen; queer
Hypernyms ("nance" is a kind of...):
gay; homo; homophile; homosexual (someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
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