not on your nelly
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not on your nelly
Where it comes from
From nelly, Nelly Duff, rhyming slang for puff (of breath = life).
adverb not on your Nellie
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Absolutely not; under no circumstances.
Similar: 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
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title = {not on your nelly},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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