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Nellie

or Nel·ly

[ nel-ee ]

/ ˈnɛl i /

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noun

a female given name, form of Helen.

(often lowercase) Slang.

Offensive. a fussily effeminate male.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.

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Examples from the Web for nellie

What would you do if the boys up in the park called you 'Nellie' Because you wore curls?
The Wyndam Girls|Marion Ames Taggart
Nellie'll bring on the cousin—I can see they've got secrets to talk.
Miss Million's Maid|Bertha Ruck
One of the girls must represent 'Nellie,' and one of the boys 'Johnnie.'
Games Without Music for Children|Lois Bates
"Dazzling little foreigner our--Nellie," too sweetly remarked Marian.
Jane Allen: Center|Edith Bancroft

He said: 'Nellie, here we is with these three little children and neither one of us had been fit to raise 'em.
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Idioms and Phrases with nellie

Nellie

see nervous nellie.

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