-ˈnan(t)sē, -aan-, -ain-, -si noun
( plural miss nancys )
Usage: usually capitalized M&N
Etymology: from the name Miss Nancy
: 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-nancy·ish | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(t)sēish adjective