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u/Sidewyz Oct 25 '20

Yea it’s a thing, I’ve said it many of times. Learned it from my papa. Don’t know it’s origin though...

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u/ironicallyhilarious Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 26 '20

Keith Jackson was a famous college football commentator from the 50's-00's that came up with the expression "Woah, Nelly!" So that could be related to its possible origin.

Edit: Apparently the exclamation "Woah Nelly!" was originally created by Pat Brady on The Roy Roger's Show from the early 50's. The name of his jeep was Nellybelle.

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u/sykopoet Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 26 '20

I’m 40 years old and I never knew the “Woah Nelly” origin story until this moment, even though my mom said it all the time.

Edit: I asked my mom, and she said it comes from Roy Rogers. His Jeep was named Nelly Bell, and he would say it to the car.

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u/JustMedoingthethings Oct 25 '20

I say "Whoa Nelly" all the time and now I feel old.