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Talk:nelly

Latest comment: 11 months ago by DCDuring in topic Interjection

I have heard the word nelly used in the sense of someone being an idiot - You're a nelly (UK) 81.156.81.122 15:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Confirmed as "silly person" in compact OED. Thanks. DCDuring TALK 14:29, 19 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Latest comment: 11 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Is it not used as an interjection in AmE? JMGN (talk) 12:22, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

It is used in "whoa, Nelly", but Nelly is a name of a figurative horse. DCDuring (talk) 19:32, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply
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