Nice nelly
Nice nelly noun - A person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters.
Usage example: some nice nelly bowdlerized this collection of wartime ditties that were lustily sung by the men around the campfire
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Synonyms for Nice nelly
Prude and nice nelly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prude" instead a noun phrase "Nice nelly".
Prude
Prude noun - A person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters.
Usage example: the racy sitcom frequently satirizes exactly the sort of prude who would like to see the show taken off the air
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Related pairs
- puritan and nice nelly
- puritan and prude
- fuddy-duddy and nice nelly
- fuddy-duddy and prude
- prig and nice nelly
- prig and prude
- old maid and nice nelly
- old maid and prude
- moralist and nice nelly
- moralist and prude
- spoilsport and nice nelly
- spoilsport and prude
- goody-goody and nice nelly
- goody-goody and prude
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