单词 | Nice Nelly |
释义 | Nice Nelly/ˌnʌɪs ˈnɛli/(also Nice Nellie, nice Nelly) North American informal (depreciative ) noun A person who is excessively concerned with maintaining an appearance of propriety or respectability; a prudish or fastidious person. adjective Prudish, fastidious; overly concerned with respectability. Origin1920s; earliest use found in The Boston Globe. From nice + Nellie, Nelly, pet-form of the female forenames Eleanor and Helen. |
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