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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesefféminé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-fay-mee-nay
"Il a refusé de participer en se comportant comme un douillet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An offensive slang term for an effeminate or unmanly man.
"He refused to carry the heavy equipment, calling it a job for nancies." - 2
A timid or cowardly person.
"Don't be such a nancy; it's just a harmless roller coaster."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a diminutive of the female given name Ann or Agnes, originating from Middle English affectionate forms such as mine Anne becoming Nan. Over centuries, the name evolved into a generic slang term and noun used to describe an effeminate, cowardly, or overly fastidious man or boy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nancy" is said worldwide
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efféminé
Transliteration: eh-fay-mee-nay
"Il a refusé de participer en se comportant comme un douillet."
Weichling
Transliteration: vykh-ling
"Er wollte nicht im Regen laufen wie ein Weichling."
mammoletta
Transliteration: mam-mo-let-ta
"Non fare la mammoletta per un piccolo graffio."
cobarde
Transliteration: ko-bar-de
"No seas cobarde y enfréntate a tus miedos."
maricas
Transliteration: mah-ree-kas
"Ele recusou o desafio por ser um maricas."
डरποк
Transliteration: darpok
Script: डरपोक
"छोटे से काम से डरने वाले को डरपोक कहते हैं।"
懦夫
Transliteration: nuò fū
"他遇到一点困难就退缩，真是个懦夫。"
겁쟁이
Transliteration: geop-jaeng-i
"그는 사소한 일에도 무서워하는 겁쟁이다."
弱虫
Transliteration: yowamushi
"そんなことで泣くなんて弱虫だな。"
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