NEBBISH


Meaning of NEBBISH in English

— nebbishy , adj.

/neb"ish/ , n. Slang.

a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.

[ 1890-95; nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. nebohý poor; sp. with -sh perh. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .