nice-Nellyism

uncountable usually countable

(usually uncountable) Prudishness or excessive modesty. / (countable) A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.

Japanese Meaning

（通常は不可算）過度な慎み深さ、すなわち過剰な謙遜や用心深さを指す。 / （可算）婉曲的に表現された、または具体的な行動として現れる、過度な慎み深さを意味する。

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Her nice-Nellyism made her refuse to wear anything revealing even at the beach.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は堅苦しい慎み深さから、ビーチでも露出の多い服を着ることを拒んだ。

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Sense（1）

(usually uncountable) Prudishness or excessive modesty.

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(countable) A euphemism; an act or expression of prudishness or excessive modesty.

He was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous. ¶ His obituary in the Indianapolis Star said that he himself was not an alcoholic. ¶ This denial was at least partly a nice-Nellyism from the past, I think.

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nice-Nellyisms

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