nice nellyism
/ˌnʌɪs ˈnɛlɪɪz(ə)m/North American informal
noun
Excessive prudishness of speech or behaviour; genteelism; an instance of this; a euphemism.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Charleston Daily Mail. From Nice Nelly adjective + -ism.
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