What does pansyish mean?
Pansyish means (derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy..
Jocelyn Brooke's brilliant, semi-autobiographical The Military Orchid deals with the author's sensitive, precocious, pansyish childhood, defined largely by the pursuit of exotic orchids and addiction to fireworks.
Conor was also pansyish and into music and theatre. At last I would have a genuine friend there; someone I had something in common with. My wallflower days were over!
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Pansyish means (derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy..
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Jocelyn Brooke's brilliant, semi-autobiographical The Military Orchid deals with the author's sensitive, precocious, pansyish childhood, defined largely by the pursuit of exotic orchids and addiction to fireworks.
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