nervous nellie
nerv·ous Nel·lie
N n Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nur-vuh s nel-ee]
- /ˈnɜr vəs ˈnɛl i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nur-vuh s nel-ee]
- /ˈnɜr vəs ˈnɛl i/
Definitions of nervous nellie words
- noun nervous nellie a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person. 1
- noun nervous nellie a person characterized by worry, insecurity and timidity 0
- noun nervous nellie a timid person who is easily upset and is hesitant to act 0
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Origin of nervous nellie
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
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Parts of speech for Nervous nellie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nervous nellie popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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