| 单词 | nice nelly |
| 释义 | nice Nelly in American English US a prudish or affectedly modest person, who uses euphemisms : also sp. nice NellieDerived forms nice-Nelly (ˈnice-ˈNelly) adjective nice-nelly in American English (ˈnaisˈneli) adjective Also: nice-Nelly1. characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories 2. being a euphemism; euphemistic nice-nelly expressions Word origin [1920–25, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: audio, self-service, ski jump, slalom, tie-in |
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