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nebbish
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[ˈnɛbɪʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive
(e.g: He's a nebbish. No money, no prestige, no future)
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Origin
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mid 19th century (as adjective, in the form nebbich): from Yiddish nebekh ‘poor thing’
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