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nebbish (iou)



nebbish noun & adjective. colloq. Also nebbich. L19.
[Yiddish nebech poor thing.]
A. noun. A nobody, a nonentity, a submissive timid person. Also as interjection, expr. commiseration, dismay, etc. L19.
b. adjective. Of a person: innocuous, ineffectual; timid, submissive. M20.
nebbishy adjective L20.