pansy
Etymology
From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.
noun
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A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor. -
(color) A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy. pansy: -
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. -
(derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss. -
(derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
adj
verb
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(slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.
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