Meaning of nervous Nellie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
   informal
2. Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie.
   alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“Political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as "too nervous, too worried a little man," and remarked that his Senatorial colleagues used to refer⟳ to him humorously as "Nervous Nellie."”

“The captain is a nervous Nellie who can't make⟳ a decision without the approval of his protective aide-de-camp.”

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