Noun: nance nan(t)s
Usage: offensive
Usage: offensive
- A homosexual man
"before he came out he'd never been called a nance";
- gay man, gay, fagot [N. Amer, informal], faggot [informal], fag [informal], fairy [informal], pansy [informal], queen [informal], poof [informal], pouf [informal]
- An effeminate man
"he's such a nance";
Derived forms: nances
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], gay, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], homophile [archaic], homosexual, man, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Nance, Larry