Nancy Dawsonn.

Brit.

/ˈnansɪ ˈdɔːsn/, U.S.

/ˈnænsi ˈdɔs(ə)n/,

/ˈnænsi ˈdɑs(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nancy Dawson.

Etymology: < the name of Nancy Dawson (1730–67), English theatrical dancer.Nancy Dawson danced the hornpipe in the place of an indisposed male dancer during a performance of the Beggar's Opera in October 1759. The tune to which she danced was subsequently named after her and has since become popular as the setting for various lyrics, including ‘Nuts in May’ and ‘Here we go round the Mulberry Bush’. With the development of sense 2 compare nan n.¹, molly n.¹, and also the following:1889 Ballad: Nancy Dawson in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 78/1 I'll tell you of a fellow who's a very heavy swell, Who fancies he's the idol of each fashionable belle, And they call him Nancy Dawson, And isn't he a caution! Oh, Mr Nancy Dawson, what a tricky man you are! Oh, Nancy Dawson, can't you do the la-di-dar?1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/2 The original Nancy Dawson was a noted prostitute, on whom there is a song still current among sailors.

1. A sailor's song or its tune; a dance to this tune. Now historical and rare.

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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun]

dance of Macabre?c1430

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flip-flap1676

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Cheshire-round1706

Louvre1729

stick dance1730

white joke1730

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Nancy Dawson1766

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bumpkin1785

Totentanz1789

Flora('s) dance1790

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egg-dance1801

supper dance1820

Congo dance1823

slip-jig1829

bran-dance1833

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Congo1835

mazy1841

furry1848

bull-dance1855

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frog dance1863

hokee-pokee1873

plait dance1876

slow dancing1884

snake dance1895

beast dance1900

soft-shoe1900

cakewalk1902

floral dance1911

snake dance1911

apache dance1912

grizzly bear1912

jazz dance1917

jazz dancing1917

jazz1919

wine-dance1920

camel-walk1921

furry dance1928

snake-dance1931

pas d'action1936

trance dancing1956

touch dance1965

hokey-cokey1966

moonwalk1969

moonwalking1983

Crip Walk1989

mapantsula1990

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > sailors' songs

sea-song1659

yo-hope1724

jorram1774

barcarolle1779

tactic1779

boat song1806

Nancy Dawsona1827

stamp and go1830

shanty1856

fore-bitter1906

1760 Universal Mag. Oct. 208 Nancy Dawson, A New Song..Of all the girls in our town..That prance and dance it up and down, There's none like Nancy Dawson.]

1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. iv. 64 With what Grace his Gloves he draws on, Claps, and calls up Nancy Dawson; Me thro' ev'ry Dance conducting.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 176 I can dance a Welsh jig, and Nancy Dawson.

a1827 W. Hickey Mem. (1960) xxv. 418 The dragoons..marched off..the fifes playing ‘Nancy Dawson’.

1840 Family Mag. (Cincinnati) 332/2 She sailed through the waltz like an elephant dancing ‘Nancy Dawson’ in the ring of a menagerie.

1895 Overland Monthly Jan. 37 At such times Timothy would assume his most careless manner, and whistle ‘Gilderoy’ or ‘Nancy Dawson’ with a most killing effect.

1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game V. xxvii. 152 Children..are said to have been singing ‘Here we go by gingo-ring’ to the favourite tune of ‘Nancy Dawson’.

†2. slang (derogatory). An effeminate man; a homosexual man. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man

badlingeOE

milksopc1390

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malkina1425

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softling1543

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nimfadoro1600

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nan1670

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old woman1717

master-miss1754

Miss Molly1754

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mollycoddle1823

Miss Nancy1824

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poof1833

Margery?c1855

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Mary Ann1868

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milk1881

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nancy1888

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Nancy Dawson1890

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Lizzie1905

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quean1910

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

lily1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

queerie1933

palone1934

queenie1935

girlie-man1940

swish1941

puss1942

wonk1945

mother1947

candy-ass1953

twink1953

cream puff1958

pronk1959

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

pansy-ass1963

weeny1963

poofteroo1966

mo1968

shim1973

twinkie1977

woofter1977

cake boy1992

hermaphrodite-

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/1 Nancy Dawson, a name for a molly, an effeminate youth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nancy dawson
释义	Nancy Dawsonn. Brit. /ˈnansɪ ˈdɔːsn/, U.S. /ˈnænsi ˈdɔs(ə)n/, /ˈnænsi ˈdɑs(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nancy Dawson. Etymology: < the name of Nancy Dawson (1730–67), English theatrical dancer.Nancy Dawson danced the hornpipe in the place of an indisposed male dancer during a performance of the Beggar's Opera in October 1759. The tune to which she danced was subsequently named after her and has since become popular as the setting for various lyrics, including ‘Nuts in May’ and ‘Here we go round the Mulberry Bush’. With the development of sense 2 compare nan n.¹, molly n.¹, and also the following:1889 Ballad: Nancy Dawson in A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 78/1 I'll tell you of a fellow who's a very heavy swell, Who fancies he's the idol of each fashionable belle, And they call him Nancy Dawson, And isn't he a caution! Oh, Mr Nancy Dawson, what a tricky man you are! Oh, Nancy Dawson, can't you do the la-di-dar?1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/2 The original Nancy Dawson was a noted prostitute, on whom there is a song still current among sailors. 1. A sailor's song or its tune; a dance to this tune. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] dance of Macabre?c1430 springc1450 lege de moya1529 bobc1550 lusty gallant1569 duret1613 fading1613 huckler1617 ground-measure1621 entry1631 slatter de pouchc1640 ballo1651 Irish trot1651 omnium gatheruma1652 clutterdepouch1652 upspring1654 passacaglia1659 shuffle1659 passacaille1667 flip-flap1676 chaconne1685 charmer1702 Cheshire-round1706 Louvre1729 stick dance1730 white joke1730 baby dance1744 Nancy Dawson1766 fricassee1775 bumpkin1785 Totentanz1789 Flora('s) dance1790 goombay1790 egg-dance1801 supper dance1820 Congo dance1823 slip-jig1829 bran-dance1833 roly-poly1833 Congo1835 mazy1841 furry1848 bull-dance1855 stampede1856 double-shuffling1859 frog dance1863 hokee-pokee1873 plait dance1876 slow dancing1884 snake dance1895 beast dance1900 soft-shoe1900 cakewalk1902 floral dance1911 snake dance1911 apache dance1912 grizzly bear1912 jazz dance1917 jazz dancing1917 jazz1919 wine-dance1920 camel-walk1921 furry dance1928 snake-dance1931 pas d'action1936 trance dancing1956 touch dance1965 hokey-cokey1966 moonwalk1969 moonwalking1983 Crip Walk1989 mapantsula1990 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > sailors' songs sea-song1659 yo-hope1724 jorram1774 barcarolle1779 tactic1779 boat song1806 Nancy Dawsona1827 stamp and go1830 shanty1856 fore-bitter1906 1760 Universal Mag. Oct. 208 Nancy Dawson, A New Song..Of all the girls in our town..That prance and dance it up and down, There's none like Nancy Dawson.] 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. iv. 64 With what Grace his Gloves he draws on, Claps, and calls up Nancy Dawson; Me thro' ev'ry Dance conducting. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 176 I can dance a Welsh jig, and Nancy Dawson. a1827 W. Hickey Mem. (1960) xxv. 418 The dragoons..marched off..the fifes playing ‘Nancy Dawson’. 1840 Family Mag. (Cincinnati) 332/2 She sailed through the waltz like an elephant dancing ‘Nancy Dawson’ in the ring of a menagerie. 1895 Overland Monthly Jan. 37 At such times Timothy would assume his most careless manner, and whistle ‘Gilderoy’ or ‘Nancy Dawson’ with a most killing effect. 1985 I. Opie & P. Opie Singing Game V. xxvii. 152 Children..are said to have been singing ‘Here we go by gingo-ring’ to the favourite tune of ‘Nancy Dawson’. †2. slang (derogatory). An effeminate man; a homosexual man. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > effeminate man badlingeOE milksopc1390 cockneyc1405 malkina1425 molla1425 weakling1526 tenderling1541 softling1543 niceling1549 woman-man1567 cocknel1570 effeminate1583 androgyne1587 meacock1590 mammaday1593 hermaphrodite1594 midwife1596 nimfadoro1600 night-sneaker1611 mock-mana1625 nan1670 she-man1675 petit maître1711 old woman1717 master-miss1754 Miss Molly1754 molly1785 squaw1805 mollycoddle1823 Miss Nancy1824 mollycot1826 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 ladyboy1857 girl1862 Mary Ann1868 sissy1879 milk1881 pretty-boy1881 nancy1888 poofter1889 Nancy Dawson1890 softie1895 puff1902 pussy1904 Lizzie1905 nance1910 quean1910 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 lily1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 queerie1933 palone1934 queenie1935 girlie-man1940 swish1941 puss1942 wonk1945 mother1947 candy-ass1953 twink1953 cream puff1958 pronk1959 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 pansy-ass1963 weeny1963 poofteroo1966 mo1968 shim1973 twinkie1977 woofter1977 cake boy1992 hermaphrodite- 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/1 Nancy Dawson, a name for a molly, an effeminate youth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1766
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