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Larry vs Nancy - What's the difference?

larry | nancy |

As nouns the difference between larry and nancy

is that larry is while nancy is (british|us|derogatory|slang) an effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

larry

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of Laurence and Lawrence. Popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.
  • * 1998 Carol Shields: Larry's Party . Penguin 1998. ISBN 0140266771 page 254:
    • No one gets named Larry' anymore. It's had it as a name. Think of someone called ' Larry and you automatically conjure up a guy drinking beer in a sixties rec room.
  • * 2002 Laurell K. Hamilton: Circus of the Damned . JOVE 2002. ISBN 0515134481 page 149:
    • "Larry', name's '''Larry'''." I smiled, it was too ridiculous. He was worried about me calling him Lawrence instead of ' Larry with a rogue zombie climbing out of the dirt.

    Derived terms

    * happy as Larry English diminutives of male given names

    nancy

    English

    Noun

    (nancies)
  • (British, US, derogatory, slang) An effeminate man, especially a homosexual.

    • Derived terms

    * nancy up * nancyboy

    Synonyms

    * (an effeminate man) mama's boy, pansy, sissy * (a homosexual) fairy, poof (British), queen

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