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nebbish
 
SYLLABICATION:neb·bish
PRONUNCIATION:  nbsh
NOUN: A person regarded as weak-willed or timid.
ETYMOLOGY:Yiddish nebekh, poor, unfortunate, of Slavic origin. See bhag- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:nebbish·y —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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