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ALL meanings of nice-nelly

nice-nel·ly
N n
  • adjective nice-nelly characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty: The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories. 1
  • adjective nice-nelly being a euphemism; euphemistic: nice-nelly expressions. 1
  • noun nice-nelly a person who professes or exhibits excessive modesty, prudishness, or the like: too much of a nice nelly to have any fun. 1
  • noun nice-nelly nice-nellyism (def 2). 1
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