I. ˈnelē noun
( -es )
Etymology: perhaps from Nelly, nickname for Helen
1. : giant petrel
2. : sooty albatross
I. noun
or nel·lie ˈnelē
( plural nellies )
Usage: sometimes capitalized 2d N
Etymology: perhaps from the phrase not on your Nelly Duff , rhyming slang for Brit slang puff breath, life
: an effeminate homosexual
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- not on your nelly
II. adjective
or nellie "
Etymology: nelly (I), noun (herein)
: conspicuously effeminate