nice-nellyism

 [nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm]  

nice-nel·ly·ism

   [nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
excessive modesty; prudishness.
2.
a euphemism: an evasive style of writing, full of circumlocutions and nice-nellyisms.
Also, nice-Nel·ly·ism.

Origin:
1935–40; nice nelly + -ism
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