English Explanatory Dictionary

nice-Nellyism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Prudishness or excessive modesty.
  2. A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.
noun
  1. Alternative form of nice-Nellyism.

Word forms

nice-Nellyism nice-Nellyisms

Etymology

From nice Nelly + -ism.

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