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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word nice-Nellyism:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. nice-nellyism: Merriam-Webster
  2. nice-nellyism, nice-Nellyism: Wiktionary
  3. nice-nellyism: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. nice-nellyism: Dictionary.com
  5. nice-Nellyism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nice-nellyism: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See nice-nelly as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (nice-nellyism)

noun:  (usually uncountable) Prudishness or excessive modesty.
noun:  (countable) A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.
noun:  Alternative form of nice-Nellyism [(usually uncountable) Prudishness or excessive modesty.]

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