nice-nellyism
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
Prudishness or excessive modesty.
2
A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.
He was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous. ¶ His obituary in the Indianapolis Star said that he himself was not an alcoholic. ¶ This denial was at least partly a nice-Nellyism from the past, I think.
noun
1
Alternative form of nice-Nellyism.
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