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nice nelly

1
Or nice Nelly

[nel-ee]

noun

  1. a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like.

    too much of a nice nelly to have any fun.

  2. nice-nellyism.

nice-nelly

2
Or Ծ-·

[nahys-nel-ee]

adjective

  1. characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty.

    The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories.

  2. being a euphemism; euphemistic.

    nice-nelly expressions.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nice nelly1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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