Pansy
WordNet
noun
(1) Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
(2) A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
(3) Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
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Etymology
From the French pensée, thought, as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.
Noun
- Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.
- A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
- A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.