Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not on your nelly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
not on y-our nel-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Absolutely not; under no circumstances.

British usage

Etymology

From nelly, Nelly Duff, rhyming slang for puff (of breath = life).

Usage

Inflected Forms

not on your Nellie (alternative)

Synonyms

a cold day in Hell not in a million years not likely not on your life no way no way Jose no way José when pigs fly

Questions

What does not on your nelly mean?
Absolutely not; under no circumstances.
Where does not on your nelly come from?
From nelly, Nelly Duff, rhyming slang for puff (of breath = life).

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