Nelly

/ˈnɛli/

Synonyms for "nelly" (3 found)

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English namediminutive formfemale namegiven nameproper nounvariant spelling

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Nils and Nelly walked across the mudflats to Langeoog.

Source: tatoeba (10248401)

Nelly Callahan was the only one to see just what happened. Everyone else in camp had gone down the island that day to get a count of the half-wild cattle among the blueberry swamps.

Source: tatoeba (12185099)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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