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- noun Alternative spelling of
nervous Nellie .
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Examples
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The best proof for the Nervous Nellie set, however, is probably a peek at that predictably savage Republican playbook.
Ari Melber: Nervous Dems Give Obama Stupid and Redundant Advice 2008
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Like with all blind booking, this is not for Nervous Nellie travelers-the general location is all you really know about the mystery property in question.
HotelChatter - 2010
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Anyway, Michelle is not living up to Kevin's surrogate expectations and he is obviously bugging her and kind of Scotty and kind of me with his Nervous Nellie routine.
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Arnold Crouch (Worswick), is a serious Nervous Nellie.
unknown title 2009
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