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nebbish definition

☆ neb·bish (neb′is̸h)

noun

a person who is pitifully inept, ineffective, shy, dull, etc.

Etymology: < Yiddish nebekh, pity, pitiably

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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