Nellie

or Nel·ly

[ nel-ee ]

/ ˈnɛl i /

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.

Origin of Nellie

First recorded in 1930–35 for def. 2

Words nearby Nellie

Nélaton catheter, Nélaton's line, Nelda, nelfinavir, Nell, Nellie, Nellis Air Force Base, Nellore, nelly, nelson, Nelson, Admiral Horatio

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Example sentences 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.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

Idioms and Phrases with Nellie

Nellie

see nervous nellie.

单词	nellie
释义	Nellie or Nel·ly [ nel-ee ] / ˈnɛl i / 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. Origin of Nellie First recorded in 1930–35 for def. 2 Words nearby Nellie Nélaton catheter, Nélaton's line, Nelda, nelfinavir, Nell, Nellie, Nellis Air Force Base, Nellore, nelly, nelson, Nelson, Admiral Horatio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves\|Work Projects Administration Idioms and Phrases with Nellie Nellie see nervous nellie. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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