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Meaning of nelly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
nɛli

Definitions

  1. A person's life.
    Cockney, slang
  2. An effeminate homosexual man.
    derogatory, slang
  3. Alternative spelling of Nellie.
    alt-of, alternative
  4. A silly person.
    British, slang
  5. One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed.
  6. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
  7. A surname.

Equivalents

Čeština buřňák
Deutsch Riesensturmvogel

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

nelma Nelms Nelon Nelse Nelsen Nelsin

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