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high nellie

high nellie is the alternative form of high nelly.

Meaning of high nelly

Noun

high nelly (plural high nellies)

  1. (Ireland, formerly derogatory, now nostalgic) An old-fashioned utility bicycle, especially one with a step-through frame and high handlebars providing an erect riding posture; a roadster.
    • I don't know what make of bike it was but it was certainly the motor bike version of the High Nelly push bike or the Tin Lizzy car.1974 July 17, Derry Power, “Spain before it was packaged”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 16
    Synonyms:
    sit-up-and-beg

Forms of high nellie

pluralhigh nellies

Questions about high nellie

What is high nellie the alternative form of?
High nellie is the alternative form of high nelly.

Words near high nellie in the dictionary

  1. high modernity
  2. high muckamuck
  3. high muckamucks
  4. high muckety-muck
  5. high muckety-mucks
  6. high nellie
  7. high nellies
  8. high nelly
  9. high noon
  10. high noons
  11. High North

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