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nancy-story
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun also nancy
Etymology: nancy by folk etymology (influence of name Nancy) from a West African word akin to Twi a3na1nse1 spider, Ewe a1na3nse3
: a folktale of the Negroes of the African Gold Coast or their West Indian descendants

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