Nancy Dawson en · NOUN
Etymology
Likely taken from the stage name of eighteenth-century dancer and actress Ann Newton.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
Though harmless and gentle he would have been described as a Greek or a Uranist by the exquisites of Cambridge, or as a Nancy Dawson by everyone else.
1974, Michael Tyler-Whittle, Bertie, page 250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Dawsons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |