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Word entry · 7 letters

nebbish

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"Timid weakling"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɛ.bɪʃ/Part of speech nounSorted bbehinsStarts with NEnds with H1 clues
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Definitions

  1. (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton

Word origin

From American Yiddish נעביש (nebish), from נעבעך (nebekh, “poor, unfortunate”).

Used in a sentence

  • Actor Rick Moranis often plays a nebbish.
  • “I don't consider myself a nebbish,” Woody told interviewers early in his career, “but everyone else does.”
  • “Having a camera in my hands transformed a nebbish into someone who could make New York into a better place,” he said. “To help others do the same is important to us.”

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