NERVOUS NELLIE


Meaning of NERVOUS NELLIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or nervous Nel·ly -ˈne-lē

( plural nervous Nellies )

Usage: often capitalized 1st N

Etymology: from the name Nellie

Date: 1926

: a timid or worrisome person

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.