NELLY


Meaning of NELLY in English

n. (pl. -ies) a silly or effeminate person. not on your nelly Brit. sl. certainly not.

[ perh. f. the name Nelly: idiom f. rhyming sl. Nelly Duff = puff = breath: cf. not on your life ]

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