pansy (redirected from pansies)

pan·sy  (pnz)

n. pl. pan·sies

1. Any of various plants of the genera Achimenes or Viola, especially V. tricolor or its hybrids, having flowers with velvety petals of various colors.

2. A deep to strong violet.

3. Offensive Slang

a. Used as a disparaging term for a man or boy who is considered effeminate.

b. Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

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[Middle English pancy, from Old French pensee, thought, remembrance, pansy, from feminine past participle of penser, to think; see pensive.]

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pansy

Noun

pl -sies

1. a garden plant whose flowers have rounded white, yellow, or purple velvety petals

2. Offensive slang an effeminate or homosexual man or boy [Old French pensée thought]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pansy - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors Viola tricolor hortensis viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
	2.	pansy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive milksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, sissy coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
	3.	pansy - offensive term for an openly homosexual man fag, faggot, fagot, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queer, fairy, queen derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man

Translations

pansy [ˈpænzɪ] n (BOT) → pensamiento;

(col) (pej) → maricón m

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pansy [ˈpænzɪ] n (Bot) → pensée f;

(inf) → tapette f, pédé m

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pansy [ˈpænzɪ] n (Bot) → Stiefmütterchen nt;

(inf) (pej) (= sissy); Tunte f

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pansy [ˈpænzɪ] n (BOT) → viola del pensiero, pensée f inv;

(col) → femminuccia

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pansy [ˈpӕnzi]

1  pluralˈpansies – noun a kind of small flower.

2 (slang) a male homosexual.