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nebbish
[ neb-ish ]
noun
, Slang.
- a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
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Other Words From
- nebbish·y adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nebbish1
1890–95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, probably < Slavic; compare Czech nebohý poor; spelling with -sh perhaps < Western Yiddish forms of the word
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Example Sentences
In his own photos, Savader looks like your average Beltway nebbish: pasty, bespectacled, bad hair.
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Calvert was a pudgy older guy who wore thick horn-rimmed glasses and personified the lovable nebbish.
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