Nelly vs Newly - What's the difference?
nelly | newly |
(Cockney rhyming slang) Life.
(derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
(British, slang) A silly person.
A common name for the giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus'' and ''Macronectes halli
(slang) Unmanly, effeminate.
In a new manner.
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As a proper noun nelly
is a spelling variant of nellie, a diminutive of the female given names eleanor and helen.As an adverb newly is
in a new manner.nelly
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from Nelly Duff'', for ''puff'', i.e. breath of ''lifeNoun
(-) (not used in the plural)Usage notes
* Used principally in the phrase (not on your nelly).Etymology 2
From the woman's name, NellyNoun
(nellies)Hyponyms
* (petrel) Antarctic giant petrel, northern piant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrelAdjective
(er)newly
English
Adverb
(en-adv)citation, passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”}}