noun

clancy

KLAN-see

noun

An overflow or spillage, especially of liquid.

"There was a clancy of water all over the kitchen floor after the pipe burst."

How to Use Clancy

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA dialect word for a spill or overflow, most often heard as an Irish surname rather than used as a common noun.

Common mistake

This noun sense is rare and regional; almost everyone encountering "Clancy" will read it as a surname or given name instead.

clancies plural, Clancys plural

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