Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
stresskonijn
English translation:
nervous nelly/Nellie
Dutch term
stresskonijn
You can hardly call X a drama queen?
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Lianne van de Ven
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Johan Venter
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Carolyn Gille
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Jun 12, 2010 22:47: Lianne van de Ven Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
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Getting your message across!
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
nervous nelly/Nellie
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous nelly
A person whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nervous_Nellie#English
The stress monkey, indeed, is an external source of stress.
| I agree with Glenda that I think that this fits the context best, although I opted for a different term |
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Barend van Zadelhoff
: I think "nervous nelly" refers to a personality trait (see your own definition) rather than to the way a person may respond to stress. Apart from that, the expression seems to stem from a time when women were considered less assertive than men .. by men.
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Find a man, not a spineless dweeb who doesn't know how to get past himself long enough to figure out what to wear, where to go and how to set the tone for a date. If he is a nervous Nelly now, what's the next excuse.
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Glenda Janssen
: I think this captures it best.
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Czech Republic
stress monkey
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-06-07 09:45:04 GMT)
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Context, context, context.... which was not provided
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-06-07 10:50:12 GMT)
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You can indeed get the stress monkey off your back, but you can also be one (stresskonijn). Various refs on the internet, here is just one:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stress monkey
| I had not thought of this, but don't you get a stress monkey off your back? I just thought that it meant that he was unflappable? |
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Barend van Zadelhoff
: it refers to the exaggerated way monkeys sometimes respond to nothing really to be upset about
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Verginia Ophof
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Stuart Robertson
: I've not heard this term before, although I have heard of just "getting a monkey off one's back" without the stress bit! If the animal component were essential, I'd have opted for a "stress puppy" yet it depends on the context...
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Have a look at the link I provided and google the term. W.r.t. context, the asker seems to be very reluctant to provide any (see this question and others). // Isn't a stress puppy someone who strives on stress, i.e. the exact opposite of a stress monkey?
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Bryan Crumpler
: yeah ok, but Urban Dictionary is a crowd-sourced reference, and requires validation either by thumbs up or thumbs down to gain any credibility. This entry has neither.
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But if it's available on the internet it must be true ;)
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stress puppy
In addition to stress puppy, among the more recent innovations for describing individuals in the office environment are informal terms like alpha geek, to describe the most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or workgroup, and idea hamster (also ideas hamster), referring to someone who continually seems to have and communicate new ideas.
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2010-06-10 10:53:03 GMT)
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This is more someone who can handle stress I think... it might fit your context though :-)
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