different between gelly vs nelly

gelly

English

Noun

gelly (countable and uncountable, plural gellies)

  1. Obsolete form of jelly.

Middle English

Noun

gelly

  1. Alternative form of gele

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nelly

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /n?li/
  • Rhymes: -?li

Etymology 1

Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.

Noun

nelly (not used in the plural)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.
Usage notes
  • Used principally in the phrase not on your nelly.

Etymology 2

From the woman's name Nelly.

Noun

nelly (plural nellies)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
  2. (Britain, slang) A silly person.
  3. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
Hyponyms
  • (petrel): Antarctic giant petrel, northern giant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel
Translations

Adjective

nelly (comparative nellier, superlative nelliest)

  1. (slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

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