Nellie
[
nel
-ee]
/ˈnɛl i/
noun
1.
a female given name, form of
Helen
.
2.
(
often lowercase
)
Slang.
Offensive.
a fussily effeminate male.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
Also,
Nelly
.
Slang definitions & phrases for
Nellie
nellie
adjective
Homosexual; effeminate;
gay
,
swish
: Well, his backstroke is a little Nellie/ what in the past would have been described as a Nelly queen
Overfastidious; finicky; schoolmarmish
: ''As follow'' is Nellie usage and probably incorrect
(1960s+)
Related Terms
nervous nellie
Idioms and Phrases with
Nellie
Nellie
see:
nervous nellie