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Nervous nellie

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity. informal

    "Political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as "too nervous, too worried a little man," and remarked that his Senatorial colleagues used to refer to him humorously as "Nervous Nellie.""

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie. alt-of, alternative

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