nelly in English
- nelly⇄nelly ornellie (2), noun.
expr. not on your nelly (or nellie), (British Slang.) emphatically no; absolutely not.
Ex. ""Wear bell-bottoms? Not on your nelly,"" said a burly, 6 ft. 3 in. corporal (Punch). - Nelly⇄nervous Nellie orNelly,pl.nervous Nellies.
(Slang.) a nervous or easily excited person.