NELLY


Meaning of NELLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnelɪ ]

n. (pl. -ies) a silly or effeminate person. ønot 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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.