not on your nelly
not on your life, an emphatic form of no.
nelly
/nɛli/
noun 4name 3adj 1
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across
Definitions
noun
1
A person's life.
noun
1
An effeminate homosexual man.
2
A silly person.
3
A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
adj
1
Unmanly; effeminate.
From Christopher Street to Castro Street, these men are peddling the same message. I'm butch, a macho man. Well, it ain't necessarily so. In fact, as a general rule of thumb, the butcher the get-up, the nellier the wearer.
Some of the nelliest boys unable to get or keep a job, some of the toughest girls breaking their bodies trying to do men's work.
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From Christopher Street to Castro Street, these men are peddling the same message. I'm butch, a macho man. Well, it ain't necessarily so. In fact, as a general rule of thumb, the butcher the get-up, t
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Some of the nelliest boys unable to get or keep a job, some of the toughest girls breaking their bodies trying to do men's work.
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Nils and Nelly walked across the mudflats to Langeoog.
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i Register
In some senses, nelly is marked as slang, derogatory, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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