Nellie

[ 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 gay man.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Nellie

First recorded in 1930–35 for def. 2

She continued to write, mostly through an advice column “Dear Nellie,” at The New York Evening Journal.
The Daring Journalist Nellie Bly Hasn’t Lost Her Cred in a Century|Jessica Ferri|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She pulls us away from her major story again in lengthy chapters about Edith Carow Roosevelt and Nellie Herron Taft.
Wait for the Movie Version of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit”|David Nasaw|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And of course White Sox greats like Nellie Fox, Dick Allen, and Frank Thomas.
Obama Wins Heisman Trophy!|Mark Katz|October 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But that prize must be deducted from the profits of the performance, objected the practical Nellie Agnew.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

After searching through the house, Nellie ran out to the barn to look for the lost pet.
The Nursery, November 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
Nellie was always jealous of the welfare of the working class, and was ever vigilant as to its interests.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
And Nellie Sinclair never in all her life sang that song so well as she did that night; and she never sang it again.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
"There's nae word o' Mysie yet," said Nellie, when he came in, and her words seemed to shock him with their unexpectedness.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

Nellie

see nervous nellie.