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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread nice nelly #210461 04/16/2013 3:23 PM Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 KarenS stranger KarenS stranger Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1 When I saw the preview of the names, I expected Nelly to be nervous nelly, which is a phrase I have always heard and wonder about its origin other than the obvious alliteration. Never even heard nice nelly before. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted nice nelly KarenS 04/16/2013 3:23 PM Re: nice nelly JustCallMe Jobe 04/16/2013 4:38 PM Re: nice nelly BranShea 04/16/2013 7:19 PM Re: nice nelly LukeJavan8 04/16/2013 10:48 PM Re: nice nelly Buffalo Shrdlu 04/17/2013 12:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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