Nelly

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate homosexual man.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Life.
  • n. An effeminate homosexual man.
  • n. A silly person.
  • n. A common name for the giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli
  • adj. Unmanly, effeminate.
  • Word Usage
    "Tom, delightful review and I wondered, I really did, if it would be too "nelly" for the intended image."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Delhi    Ellie    Kelley    Kelli    Kellie    Kelly    Machiavelli    Mellie    Nellie    Shelley   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ponderosa    kauri    iron-rimmed    spear-like    broad    uninhabitable    wind-twisted    snow-laden    Spica    red-barked