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nelly

2 syllables
nounadjective
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As a noun, nelly means a person's life. As an adjective, it means unmanly.

Meanings of nelly

5 meanings

noun

  1. cockney rhyming slangA person's life.

  2. derogatoryslangAn effeminate homosexual man.

  3. UKslangA silly person.

  4. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

adjective

  1. slangUnmanly; effeminate.

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UKA silly person.

Words that rhyme with nelly

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