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nebbie

nebbie is the alternative spelling of nebby.

Meaning of nebby

Adjective

nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

  1. (Geordie, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Western) Overly inquiring; nosey.

Forms of nebbie

comparativenebbier
superlativenebbiest

Origin of nebbie

From neb + -ie.

Questions about nebbie

What is nebbie the alternative spelling of?
Nebbie is the alternative spelling of nebby.

Words near nebbie in the dictionary

  1. nebbek
  2. nebbeks
  3. nebber
  4. nebbich
  5. nebbichs
  6. nebbie
  7. nebbier
  8. nebbiest
  9. nebbing
  10. Nebbio
  11. nebbiolo

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