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    Who was Nellie and why was she nervous?

    Question #115685. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Jul 02 10 5:17 PM)


    Datsmeharse

    		To call a man a "Nellie" was somewhat akin to calling them a "Nancy" today, per this reference:
    http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/nellie.htm

    The origin of the seemingly redundant term "Nervous Nellie" in the U.S. was around 1926, one if the first intances of use was directed at Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, whose non-agression policies were not always well received:
    http://www.vintage-vocabulary.com/nellie.html


    Jul 02 10, 7:26 PM

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