fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf
(noun) offensive term for a homosexual man
sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast
(noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
pansy, Viola tricolor hortensis
(noun) large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pansy (plural pansies)
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. Also called arguses.
(derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
(derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
• (male homosexual): friend of Dorothy, omi-palone; see also male homosexual
• (effeminate man): mama's boy, sissy; see also effeminate man
• (timid man or boy): mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy; see also milksop
pansy (not comparable)
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
pansy (third-person singular simple present pansies, present participle pansying, simple past and past participle pansied)
(slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"sy, n.; pl. Pansies. Etym: [F. Pensée thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
