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Percy¹
- /ˈpɜːsi/ UK
- /ˈpɜɹsi/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)si
Where it comes from
Proper noun senses 1 (surname) and 3 (place names) are derived from Norman Percy (“a baronial surname”), from Percy-en-Auge (“a place in Pays d’Auge, Normandy, France”, literally “Percy in Auge”), from Old French Perci, from Late Latin Persiacum, from Latin Persius (“a Gallo-Roman nomen gentile”), from Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (persu); further etymology uncertain, possibly from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”).
Proper noun sense 2 (given name) is either from the above, or is a clipping of Perc(ival) + -y (suffix forming familiar names).
The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Sense 2 (“penis”) is probably from the fact that Percy and penis begin with the same letter.
proper noun Percys · Percies
- An English surname from Old French. Hot[spur]. My name is Harry Percy. / Pr[ince]. VVhy then I ſee / A very valiant rebel of that name; / I am the Prince of VVales, and thinke not Percy / To ſhare vvith me in glory any more: / Tvvo ſtars keepe not their motion in one ſphere, / Nor can one England brooke a double raigne / Of Harry Perc
- A male given name transferred from the surname or from a clipping of Percival, of Middle Ages and later usage. Speaking of Sligo, I have written again to ask if I may visit there sometime soon, and talk to the administrator, who it turns out is an old acquaintance, a man called Percival Quinn, I think the only Percy I have heard of in the present era, let alone met. […] [T]here may be other files there that
- A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A village in Manche department, Normandy, France.
- A township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
- A village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States.
noun Percies
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A male person regarded as unmanly or weak; a sissy.
The military arm is considerably bothered by the problem of what to do with him [the conscientious objector]. It tacitly invites the rank and file to have a lark with him in barracks, in the hope that if he is bullied and told that he will be shot next morning, and mobbed and pilloried and photograp
Similar: nancy, pansy, bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman · Opposite: Chad, hombre, he-man, macho, jock, macho man, man among men, manimal
- A male conscientious objector.
- An educated soldier; specifically, an officer. ["]I must admit I'm not terribly good at figures." / "Never met an officer as was," said Sam. "Most of the young Percies in our mob had to take their boots off to count up to twenty. But don't worry about that. Aunty'll give you the figures. She's got 'em all in her head, like a bleedin' adding mach
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Chiefly in point Percy at the porcelain: the penis.
Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode
percy²
- /ˈpɝki/ US
Sounds like perky
Where it comes from
Clipping of Percocet + -y.
noun percies
- A unit of Percocet. Them percies fuck up my reaction She stuck on me she immune
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: robb, shenstone, warton, pierce, personal, private, individual, intimate, exclusive, particular, specific, singular, unique, idiosyncratic, distinctive, peculiar
Translations
Talk about this word "percy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/percy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. percy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/percy "percy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/percy.Cite this
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title = {percy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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