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nicenellyism

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nice-nel⋅ly⋅ism

  [nahys-nel-ee-iz-uhm]
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–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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