nancy storyn.

Brit.

/ˈnɑːnsɪ ˌstɔːri/,

/ˈnansɪ ˌstɔːri/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnsi ˌstɔri/, Caribbean English

/ˈnansi ˌstoːri/,

/ˈnaːnsi ˌstoːri/

Forms: 1800s nancy torey (irregular), 1800s– nancy story, 1900s– 'nancy story, 1900s– nansi story, 1900s– nansi 'tory. Also with capital initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Akan lexical item. Etymons: English nancy , story n.

Etymology: < nancy, shortened < Anansi n. (compare β. forms at Anansi n.) + story n., after Akan ananse-sem story, tale, fable, fictitious narrative, lit. ‘a tale of Ananse’. Compare later Anansi story n. at Anansi n. Compounds. Compare Krio nansitory.

Caribbean.

a. A kind of folk tale popular in the West Indies, in which the central character is Anansi, a mythological male character having the form of a spider and noted for his cunning and trickery. Cf. Anansi n.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures

the Grailc1330

sangrail1470

saga1709

Mahabharata1768

nancy storya1818

Anansi tale1856

Anansi story1873

immram1895

a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 253 The Negroes are very fond of what they call Nancy stories, part of which is related, and part sung.

1894 ‘A. Spinner’ Study in Colour ix. 80 She told her nancy stories.

1969 C. R. Ottley Tobago 69 The villagers seated on one another's steps..tell nancy stories and sing folk songs.

1990 Trinidad Guardian 23 Dec. s21 Auntie was out under the almond tree..commanding the attention of those who were too young to engage in labourious [sic] tasks with some nancy story.

b. More generally: any folk tale or fairy tale.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun]

story?1614

legendry1754

legend1765

folk-tale1891

folk-legend1909

pishogue1931

nancy story1974

1974 Senate Deb. (Barbados) 28 Mar. 488 We could all reflect on the days when we were children and they used to tell us all sorts of nancy stories about storks bringing babies and Santa Claus.

1987 Express (Trinidad) 18 Jan. 20 My response is to refer you to the ‘nancy story’ of the fox and the (sour) grapes.

2. A far-fetched or fabricated story; a lie (cf. Anansi n. Compounds). Occasionally also: a superstition.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > anecdote > [noun]

storya1425

anecdote1718

anecdota1721

nanny-goat1764

historiette1839

nancy story1858

lie1934

1858 Trinidad Sentinel 8 Apr. He begin he nancy torey, say, da ‘Marnin Poce’ write em na blue water no England.

c1938 J. I. Greenidge Bohemian Sketches Trinidad & Tobago's Hist. 61 A notorious raconteur is entertaining a leering audience to such coarse ‘nancy stories’ as would have shamed Boccaccio.

1967 Times 24 June 11/5 Here in Guyana, the term ‘a nancy story’ is common everyday parlance for a far-fetched yarn or even a downright lie.

1987 Express (Trinidad) 2 Nov. 15 He pooh-poohed the afterlife as ‘nancy stories’ which man, in his ignorance had clung to.

1993 R. Baptiste Trini Talk 155 You go an throw mih in de bamboo wit mih wife an yuh nancy story 'bout ah accident.

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

单词	nancy story
释义	nancy storyn. Brit. /ˈnɑːnsɪ ˌstɔːri/, /ˈnansɪ ˌstɔːri/, U.S. /ˈnɑnsi ˌstɔri/, Caribbean English /ˈnansi ˌstoːri/, /ˈnaːnsi ˌstoːri/ Forms: 1800s nancy torey (irregular), 1800s– nancy story, 1900s– 'nancy story, 1900s– nansi story, 1900s– nansi 'tory. Also with capital initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Akan lexical item. Etymons: English nancy , story n. Etymology: < nancy, shortened < Anansi n. (compare β. forms at Anansi n.) + story n., after Akan ananse-sem story, tale, fable, fictitious narrative, lit. ‘a tale of Ananse’. Compare later Anansi story n. at Anansi n. Compounds. Compare Krio nansitory. Caribbean. 1. a. A kind of folk tale popular in the West Indies, in which the central character is Anansi, a mythological male character having the form of a spider and noted for his cunning and trickery. Cf. Anansi n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > types of legend or folk tale > legends or folk tales of specific cultures the Grailc1330 sangrail1470 saga1709 Mahabharata1768 nancy storya1818 Anansi tale1856 Anansi story1873 immram1895 a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 253 The Negroes are very fond of what they call Nancy stories, part of which is related, and part sung. 1894 ‘A. Spinner’ Study in Colour ix. 80 She told her nancy stories. 1969 C. R. Ottley Tobago 69 The villagers seated on one another's steps..tell nancy stories and sing folk songs. 1990 Trinidad Guardian 23 Dec. s21 Auntie was out under the almond tree..commanding the attention of those who were too young to engage in labourious [sic] tasks with some nancy story. b. More generally: any folk tale or fairy tale. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] story?1614 legendry1754 legend1765 folk-tale1891 folk-legend1909 pishogue1931 nancy story1974 1974 Senate Deb. (Barbados) 28 Mar. 488 We could all reflect on the days when we were children and they used to tell us all sorts of nancy stories about storks bringing babies and Santa Claus. 1987 Express (Trinidad) 18 Jan. 20 My response is to refer you to the ‘nancy story’ of the fox and the (sour) grapes. 2. A far-fetched or fabricated story; a lie (cf. Anansi n. Compounds). Occasionally also: a superstition. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > anecdote > [noun] storya1425 anecdote1718 anecdota1721 nanny-goat1764 historiette1839 nancy story1858 lie1934 1858 Trinidad Sentinel 8 Apr. He begin he nancy torey, say, da ‘Marnin Poce’ write em na blue water no England. c1938 J. I. Greenidge Bohemian Sketches Trinidad & Tobago's Hist. 61 A notorious raconteur is entertaining a leering audience to such coarse ‘nancy stories’ as would have shamed Boccaccio. 1967 Times 24 June 11/5 Here in Guyana, the term ‘a nancy story’ is common everyday parlance for a far-fetched yarn or even a downright lie. 1987 Express (Trinidad) 2 Nov. 15 He pooh-poohed the afterlife as ‘nancy stories’ which man, in his ignorance had clung to. 1993 R. Baptiste Trini Talk 155 You go an throw mih in de bamboo wit mih wife an yuh nancy story 'bout ah accident. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1818
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