The difference between Mama's boy and Pansy
When used as nouns, mama's boy means a male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother, whereas pansy means a cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species viola tricolor.
Pansy is also verb with the meaning: to mess about.
Pansy is also adjective with the meaning: wimpy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mama's boy and Pansy
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Mama's boy as a noun (idiomatic, derogatory):
A male person, especially a young man or boy, who is overly attached to or influenced by his mother; a sissy.
Examples:
"He's such a mama's boy that he can't even ask a girl out for a date without his mother's approval."
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Pansy as a noun:
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
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Pansy as a noun:
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Examples:
"color pane604E97"
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Pansy as a noun (derogatory, colloquial, dated):
A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
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Pansy as a noun (derogatory, colloquial):
A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
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Pansy as an adjective:
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
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Pansy as an adjective:
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
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Pansy as a verb (slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about"):
To mess about; to fail to get things done.