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Definition of Nebbish
1. Noun. (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton.
Definition of Nebbish
1. Noun. One who is fearful and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility. ¹
2. Noun. (slang mildly pejorative US chiefly New York) A loser. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nebbish
1. a meek person [n -ES] : NEBBISHY [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nebbish
Literary usage of Nebbish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"For this reason, sushi is found here and so is nebbish. As a compulsive compiler
of lists, particularly word lists, I have been inspired by this book to ..."
2. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"That was so unexpected from the obsequious nebbish I'd assumed him to be, I was
put on my guard. "You know," he said, now decidedly menacing, "we don't dig ..."
3. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"For this reason, sushi is found here and so is nebbish. As a compulsive compiler
of lists, particularly word lists, I have been inspired by this book to ..."
4. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"That was so unexpected from the obsequious nebbish I'd assumed him to be, I was
put on my guard. "You know," he said, now decidedly menacing, "we don't dig ..."
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