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- noun Plural form of
nelly .
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Examples
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"nellies" or "stinkers"; the latter title being thoroughly justified on account of the disagreeable smell which comes from them.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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This constant questioning is so transparent to anyone with half a brain, and these "negative nellies" should find a new line of work.
Reliable Sources: Journos spar over Obama presser question 2009
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It may be the case that those nervous nellies at NPR overreacted a bit.
Juan Williams, axed Michael Tomasky 2010
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To all of you hyperbolic, hysterical nervous nellies on this thread - please take a chill pill and grow up.
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Here we go again, the nervous nellies fearing an election, better to hold off, seize the correct moment.
More Of That Liberal Consistency « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Here we go again, the nervous nellies fearing an election, better to hold off, seize the correct moment.
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War, recession, political disharmony, intellectual intolerance, xenophobia, etc. Switch parties, please, you're making dems look bad and, quite frankly, we don't need any more negative nellies here!
Angry Clinton supporters tell party leaders: 'Let's go McCain!' 2008
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But will some of the nervous nellies quit hyperventilating about this?
Surprise! McCain Camp Keeps Hitting Wes Clark Comments, Despite Obama's Disavowals 2009
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To the nervous nellies out there, I say you're either on the bus or off the bus.
Group Urging Obama To Oppose FISA Cave Now Biggest On His Web Site 2009
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To the nervous nellies out there, I say you're either on the bus or off the bus.
Group Urging Obama To Oppose FISA Cave Now Biggest On His Web Site 2009
chained_bear commented on the word nellies
See usage note on stink-pot.
March 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word nellies
Nickname for the giant petrel species, Hall's Giant-Petrel (also called Northern Giant-Petrel) and the Southern Giant-Petrel (also nicknamed "stinker.") :-)
March 4, 2008