nel·ly | \ ˈnelē \
plural -es
Definition of nelly
(Entry 1 of 2)
not on your nelly sometimes capitalized second N
perhaps from the phrase not on your Nelly Duff, rhyming slang for British slang puff breath, life British slang
: certainly not
nelly
adjectivevariants:
or nellie \ " \
Definition of nelly (Entry 2 of 2)
slang, disparaging
: conspicuously effeminate
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The first known use of nelly was in 1823
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