A derisive term for a homosexual man, in use since the 1940s. (Nelly is normally a girl’s name, a derivative of Helen or Eleanor.) ‘You two nellies’ is used as a mild general insult to two men in The Sleapers of Erin, by Jonathan...

Cornell Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), best known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper from St. Louis, Missouri, who experienced popularity in the early 2000s. He is one of the best-selling rappers of all-time, with over forty million albums sold...