nice Nelly

See also: nice-nelly and nice-Nelly

English

Alternative forms

  • nice nelly, nice nellie, nice Nellie

Etymology

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Noun

nice Nelly (plural nice Nellies)

  1. A prudish or excessively modest person.

Derived terms

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