nice nellies
noun
as in puritans
a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- puritans
- moralists
- bluenoses
- Mrs. Grundys
- prudes
- wowsers
- old maids
- moralizers
- stuffed shirts
- goody-goodies
- spoilsports
- prigs
- fuddy-duddies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- immoralists
- libertarians
- libertines
- misbehavers
- setters-on
- setters-out
- setters-to
- setters-up
- setterwort
- setterworts
- setting
- setting (against)
- setting (something) straight
- setting (to)
- setting about
- setting against
- setting apart
- setting aside
- setting at
- setting back
- setting block
- setting board
- setting by
- setting circle
- setting coat
- setting dog
- setting down
- setting eyes on
- setting foot in