A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
nellie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nellie.
Editorial note
If anyone is ever headed from Yosemite to Bodie, stop at the Whoa Nellie Deli in Lee Vining.
Quick take
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of nellie gathered in one view.
(rare) A diminutive of the female given name Chanel.
(rare) A diminutive of the male given name Nelson.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for nellie.
noun
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
noun
(rare) A diminutive of the female given name Chanel.
noun
(rare) A diminutive of the male given name Nelson.
noun
(Ireland) Clipping of high nellie, a type of roadster bicycle.
Example sentences
If anyone is ever headed from Yosemite to Bodie, stop at the Whoa Nellie Deli in Lee Vining.
For instance, the relation between Nellie Kroes and Uber is not an easy one to classify in a judicial context.
Hate to be negative nellie but this strikes me as a very small niche that should almost disappear on its own.
I take inspiration from a quote last year from Nellie Kroes - European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda.
We've raised $4mm in seed funding from top operators including Max & Nellie Levchin (CEO/Founder Affirm + Paypal) and Zach Perret (CEO of Plaid).
He told me the first winter he would often harness Nellie instead of trying to take the new car out when it got wintry.
> People are lying about how much they do read books Whoa nellie.
I thought to myself, if one of the streaming services decided to make a miniseries about Nellie Bly -- doubtless with Millie Bobby Brown in the title role -- that would make an excellent theme song.
Back on topic the first large scale startup success in the automotive world did not involve sitting on a saddle, steering the car with reins, voice controlled brakes (whoa nellie, whoa), and did not involve removing the engine every night and placing it in a hay lined stable.
Quote examples
"automatically makes you think that it is an intentional act by the event organizers to discriminate against women/minorities..." Whoa, nellie!
"But, but Nellie would hate the kennels, the noise of other dogs distracts her...".
"You're assuming that because there isn't "diversity" the organizers must be racist or biased" Whoa, nellie!
There is a good reason for the expression "Nervous Nellie" because, from an expert, "women are much more emotional than men" and one way they are more emotional is that they are more nervous, more easily made afraid.
Proper noun examples
The reporter (Nellie Bowles) has been covering Silicon Valley for a number of years, most recently for Recode (she wrote a great series of articles about Zappos' attempt to revitalise Las Vegas).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use nellie in a sentence?
If anyone is ever headed from Yosemite to Bodie, stop at the Whoa Nellie Deli in Lee Vining.
What does nellie mean?
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, or Chanel; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
What part of speech is nellie?
nellie is commonly used as noun.