nervous nellies

A form of nervous nelly

Meanings

nervous nellies1

noun
  1. pluralplural of nervous nellie

Nervous Nellies2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Nervous Nelly

nervous Nellies3

noun
  1. pluralplural of nervous Nellie
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