pansy
English
Etymology
From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.
Noun
pansy (plural pansies)
- A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
- A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
- pansy colour:
- (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
Synonyms
- (timid man or boy): mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy
Translations
plant
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colour
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informal:coward or weak person
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Adjective
pansy (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
colour
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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.
See also
- heartsease
- Johnny-jump-up
- Appendix:Colors
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