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pansy

[pan-zee] / ˈpæn zi /
NOUN
(offensive) weak, ineffectual man
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Helen Litchfield, secretary of the botany section at La Société Guernesiaise, said the team's efforts in propagating the dwarf pansy meant it was no longer at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“We had a bright orange, leopard pansy print, which did brilliantly last season, but we wondered whether you might feel a bit brash wearing it at home,” Cameron says.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

And some reassurance that my struggle is real, and that I’m not a weak pansy looking for an excuse for not living up to my potential.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2018

Going without a DVR demonstrated exactly how much of a pansy I am: I responded to not having DVR much the same way that 19th-century Irish responded to not having potatoes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2011

But I wasn’t seeing him, so after I buried the last pansy I hopped onto my bicycle and headed down the sidewalk.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli




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