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Quincy
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English
Etymology
A Norman surname of en fro - origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from en la Quintus fifth [born].
Use in reference to toilets derives from President John Quincy Adams, who was the first to have one installed at the White House.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkwɪnsi/ /ˈkwɪnzi/ city in Massachusetts
en En-au-Quincy.ogg AU
Proper noun
en Old French.
en US en male surnames.
en female.
en commune in dept/Cher r/Centre-Val de Loire c/France.
en number of places c/USA named after people with the surname, including:
en census-designated place/county seat co/Plumas County s/California. Originally named Quinsy.
en city/county seat co/Gadsden County s/Florida.
en city/county seat co/Adams County s/Illinois.
en twp co/Adams County s/Illinois.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Taylor co/Owen County s/Indiana.
en ucomm/and/twp co/Adams County s/Iowa.
en ucomm/and/twp co/Greenwood County s/Kansas.
en ucomm co/Lewis County s/Kentucky.
en city co/Norfolk County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Quincy, Massachusetts
en 2022 Percival Everett Dr. No Influx Press (2023) 205 ‘Adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a township named Quincy.’
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Branch County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Houghton County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Olmsted County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/Monroe County s/Mississippi.
en ucomm co/Hickory County s/Missouri.
en village twp:Suf/Miami co/Logan County s/Ohio.
en ucomm co/Columbia County s/Oregon.
en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Franklin County s/Pennsylvania.
en city co/Grant County s/Washington.
en Dickinson, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
en town/and/ghost town therein, in co/Adams County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en East Quincy
en North Quincy
en West Quincy
Noun
- +
A kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
en US euphemistic _ slang obsolete A toilet: a fixture for urination and defecation, particularly en jocular as a personification of the device.
en I'll be right back. I need to go visit Quincy.
Synonyms
wine en Sauvignon blanc
toilet See Thesaurus:toilet
References
en eponyms unisex given names
en Wines Toilet (room)