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not on your nellie

not on your nellie is the alternative form of not on your Nellie.

Phrase capitalized: not on your Nellie

not on your Nellie

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of not on your nelly.
    • “We can stand on each others shoulders and help each other over. Who wants to go first?” “Not on your Nellie!” said Professor Sluggy.2006, Michelle Gannon, Woll the Wizard of Love and Laughter, page 68
    • No matter what propagandists promote, the state government does not love you or your automobile; no sir-ee, not on your Nellie.2014, Denis J. Linehan, The Shadows of August, page 49

Questions about not on your nellie

What is not on your nellie the alternative form of?
Not on your nellie is the alternative form of not on your Nellie.
What part of speech is not on your nellie?
Not on your nellie is a phrase.

Words near not on your nellie in the dictionary

  1. not necessarily
  2. not of
  3. not on
  4. not on any account
  5. not on your life
  6. not on your nellie
  7. not on your nelly
  8. not on your tintype
  9. not one
  10. not one bit
  11. not one's first rodeo

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