PANSY

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (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

Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

Wimpy; spineless; feeble.

Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Verb

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

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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

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