Nelly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɛli/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nelly is a noun meaning (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.
Meaning
(Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.
More Meanings
- (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
- (British, slang) A silly person.
- A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
- (slang) Unmanly; effeminate.
Example Sentences
Some of the nelliest boys unable to get or keep a job, some of the toughest girls breaking their bodies trying to do men's work.
From Christopher Street to Castro Street, these men are peddling the same message. I'm butch, a macho man. Well, it ain't necessarily so. In fact, as a general rule of thumb, the butcher the get-up, the nellier the wearer.
Word Forms
- nellies
- nellier
- nelliest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miss, nellie, nick, alrightnik, neddy, cockney.
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