Usually means: Anxious person easily worried, stressed.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word nervous nellie:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. nervous Nellie: Merriam-Webster
  2. nervous Nellie: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. nervous Nellie: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Nervous-Nellie, Nervous Nellie, nervous-nellie, nervous nellie, nervous Nellie, nervous-Nellie: Wiktionary
  5. nervous Nellie: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. nervous nellie: Dictionary.com
  7. nervous Nellie: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Nervous Nellie: Investopedia
  2. Nervous Nellie: Financial dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nervous nellie: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Nervous Nellie)

noun:  (informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
noun:  Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie [(informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.]
noun:  Alternative spelling of nervous Nellie [(informal) A person whose personality and behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.]

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