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nel⋅ly

  [nel-ee]
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–noun Australian Slang.
inferior or cheap wine.
Origin:
1940–45; of uncert. orig.
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Nel⋅lie

  [nel-ee]
–noun
1. a female given name, form of Helen.
2. (lowercase) Slang. a fussily effeminate male.
3. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a male homosexual.
Also, Nelly.
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nel·ly or nel·lie   (něl'ē)   
n.   pl. nel·lies Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate homosexual man.

[Probably from Nelly, nickname for Helen.]
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Nelly 
fem. proper name, a pet form of Ellen, Helen, or Eleanor. Meaning "weak-spirited person" is first attested 1961.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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