nice-nellyism
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Çeviriler
isim
- aşırı alçakgönüllülük Idioms
- erdemlilik taslama Idioms
- aşırı kibarlık Idioms
Tanımlar (İngilizce)
- isim Prudishness or excessive modesty.
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isim
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.”
- isim Alternative form of nice-Nellyism.
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