- nebekh
- (interjection) poor, unfortunate
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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nebbish — nebbishy, adj. /neb ish/, n. Slang. a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person. [1890 95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. < Slavic; cf. Czech nebohý poor; sp. with sh perh. < Western Yiddish forms of the word] * * * … Universalium
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nebbish — neb•bish [[t]ˈnɛb ɪʃ[/t]] n. Slang. sts a pitifully ineffectual, inept, and timid person • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. < Slavic; cf. Czech nebohý poor neb′bish•y, adj … From formal English to slang
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neb|bish — «NEHB ihsh», noun, adjective. Slang. –n. a pitifully clumsy or inept person. –adj. pitifully clumsy or inept: »The central character is so nebbish he has not even a name (Time). ╂[< Yiddish interjection nebekh, probably < German nie bei… … Useful english dictionary
