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1. [informal] A stupid incompetent person
   - dimwit [informal], nitwit [informal], half-wit [informal], doofus [N. Amer, informal], numpty [UK, informal], nelly [informal], donkey [informal], dingleberry [US, informal], noodle [informal], yo-yo [N. Amer, informal], dufus [N. Amer, informal], simp [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. [offensive] A male homosexual
    
3. [offensive] An effeminate man
   "he's such a nellie";

Derived forms: nellies

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Nellie, Ohio