adjective
or nice-nellie ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Usage: often capitalized 2d N
Etymology: nice Nelly or nice Nellie
: overly delicate : prudish , euphemistic
nice-nelly … terms for the sexual and excretory functions — George Devereux
adjective
or nice-nellie ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Usage: often capitalized 2d N
Etymology: nice Nelly or nice Nellie
: overly delicate : prudish , euphemistic
nice-nelly … terms for the sexual and excretory functions — George Devereux
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012