By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant-garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it banned by the censor (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nice´-Nel´ly — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… … Useful english dictionary
nice nelly — noun or nice nellie ˈ ̷ ̷ˈnelē Usage: usually capitalized 2d N Etymology: probably from nice (I) + Nelly, Nellie, the name 1. : prude I m no nice Nelly Ethel Merman … Useful english dictionary
nice nellie — noun see nice nelly * * * nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as… … Useful english dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
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