NEBBISH


Meaning of NEBBISH in English

/ ˈnebɪʃ; NAmE / noun

( NAmE , informal ) a man who behaves in an anxious and nervous way and without confidence

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Yiddish nebekh poor thing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.