Nelly

Feminine pet name

Nelly is a given name, typically a diminutive of Eleanor, Helen, or Ellen.

It appears in expressions like nervous Nelly (someone prone to anxiety) and not on your nelly (British slang for "absolutely not," rhyming slang from "Nelly Duff" = puff = breath of life).

In gay slang, nelly describes effeminate mannerisms in men: He's a bit nelly.

rapper

Grammy

Recording achievement trophy

hip-hop · Missouri · collaboration · Ashanti · Kelly Rowland · Tim McGraw · Grillz · Midwest · bandaid

nervous

neurotic

Excessively anxious or obsessive

fretful · overwrought · high-strung · excitable · skittish · tense · jumpy · flighty · antsy · fidgety

name

Eleanor

Feminine name meaning bright

Danielle · Janelle · Noelle · Gabrielle · Isabelle · Annabelle · Luella · Estella · Marcella · nickname

elephant

Dumbo

Oversized-eared animated pachyderm

  • circusTraveling entertainment with performers
  • tusksExtended animal incisors
  • pachydermThick-skinned hoofed mammal

trunk · matriarch · herd · memory · gentle · giant · safari · savanna · zoo · endangered

Categories
Opposites
hip-hop style/persona

NellyMos Def

Wu-Tang Clan · conscious rap

name formality

NellyEleanor

Feminine name meaning bright

Helen · Nelson · full name · given name · Cornelia

gender presentation (slang usage)

Nellymacho

Overly masculine manner

butch · manly · masculine · rugged · tough

Phrases
Family

Nell, Nellie

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G