nelly
1 of 2noun
nel·ly
ˈnelē
plural -es
1
: giant petrel
2
: sooty albatross
3
or nellie, slang, disparaging : an effeminate homosexual
nelly
2 of 2adjective
variants or nellie
"
slang, disparaging
: conspicuously effeminate
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Adjective
perhaps from Nelly, nickname for Helen
First Known Use
Noun
1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1966, in the meaning defined above
- overcommitted
- overcommitting
- overcommunicate
- overcommunicated
- overcommunicates
- overcommunicating
- overcommunication
- overcommunications
- overcompensate
- overcompensated
- overcompensates
- overcompensating
- overcompensation
- overcompensations
- overcompensatory
- overcomplex
- overcompliance
- overcompliances
- overcomplicate
- overcomplicated
- overcomplicates
- overcomplicating
- overcompound
- Sakarya
- sake