Nellie

[ nel-ee ]

/ ˈnɛl i /

a female given name, form of Helen.

(often lowercase) Slang.

Offensive. a fussily effeminate male.
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.

Example sentences from the Web for nellie

What would you do if the boys up in the park called you 'Nellie' Because you wore curls?

The Wyndam Girls |Marion Ames Taggart
Nellie'll bring on the cousin—I can see they've got secrets to talk.

Miss Million's Maid |Bertha Ruck
One of the girls must represent 'Nellie,' and one of the boys 'Johnnie.'

Games Without Music for Children |Lois Bates
"Dazzling little foreigner our--Nellie," too sweetly remarked Marian.

Jane Allen: Center |Edith Bancroft

He said: 'Nellie, here we is with these three little children and neither one of us had been fit to raise 'em.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves |Work Projects Administration

Nellie

see nervous nellie.