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nebby

nebby adjective: overly inquiring; nosey.

Adjective

nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

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

Forms of nebby

comparativenebbier
superlativenebbiest
alternative formnebbie

Origin of nebby

From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.

Questions about nebby

What does nebby mean?
Nebby means overly inquiring; nosey.
What part of speech is nebby?
Nebby is an adjective.

Words near nebby in the dictionary

  1. Nebbs
  2. nebbuck
  3. nebbucks
  4. nebbuk
  5. nebbuks
  6. nebby
  7. NEbE
  8. Nebea
  9. nebech
  10. nebeches
  11. nebek

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