Miss Nancy

noun

Miss Nan·​cy

-ˈnan(t)sē,

-aan-,

-ain-,

-si

plural Miss Nancys

: an effeminate boy or man : sissy

"ain't he brave?" he says in a Miss Nancy voice, and the rest of them laughed

—Helen Eustis

often mocked as Miss Nancys by the more emancipated

—Dixon Wecter

Miss-Nancyish

¦⸗¦⸗(t)sēish

adjective

Word History

Etymology

from the name Miss Nancy

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