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nelly

Speech parts

1. nelly - Noun

2. nelly - Adjective

3. Nelly - Proper noun

Meaning

A surname.


nelly (plural nellies)

(Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.

(derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.

(Britain, slang) A silly person.

A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.


nelly (comparative nellier, superlative nelliest)

(slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

A spelling variant of Nellie, a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Helen, and Chanel.

One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed.

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I also love Dido and Nelly Furtado and people who are really into their music like that. And I love Renee Zellweger. Hilary Duff

Let not poor Nelly starve. Charles II of England

"my friend and i were watching mtv the other day when nelly came on and my friend was like "omg nelly rules". hes such an idiot, he only listens to trendy music. at least i like original stuff like beyonce. Maddox

I love Nelly. He's such a great performer. He's so hyper and so am I. Fergie

To me, racism is so played out and corny and stupid, especially in music, where you now have Nelly doing songs with Tim McGraw, on the hit single 'Over and Over.' Anyone who thinks about that just needs to get a life. Clinton Sparks

How do I love Tim McGraw? Let me count the ways: I love that he's a country boy with a city sensibility. I love that he refuses to be pegged, and his duet with Nelly proves it. And I really love that he had the brains to marry Faith Hill. Gayle King

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