NELLY

Proper noun

Nelly

A spelling variant of Nellie, a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor and Helen.

One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed.

A surname.

Etymology 1

Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.

Noun

nelly (not used in the plural)

(Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.

Usage notes

• Used principally in the phrase not on your nelly.

Etymology 2

Noun

nelly (plural nellies)

(derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.

(British, slang) A silly person.

A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

Hyponyms

• (petrel): Antarctic giant petrel, northern giant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel

Adjective

nelly (comparative nellier, superlative nelliest)

(slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

Source: Wiktionary



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