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nice-nellyism

or nice-Nel·ly·ism

[ nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. excessive modesty; prudishness.
  2. a euphemism:

    an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of nice-nellyism1

First recorded in 1935–40; nice nelly + -ism

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nice nellyNiceno-Constantinopolitan Creed