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nebish

nebish is the alternative form of nebbish.

Meaning of nebbish

Noun

nebbish (plural nebbishes)

  1. One who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.
    • Actor Rick Moranis often plays a nebbish.

Forms of nebish

pluralnebishes

Questions about nebish

What is nebish the alternative form of?
Nebish is the alternative form of nebbish.

Words near nebish in the dictionary

  1. neber
  2. nebesh
  3. nebeshes
  4. Nebi'im
  5. Nebiim
  6. nebish
  7. nebishes
  8. nebishy
  9. nebivolol
  10. nebka
  11. nebkha

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nebish (page history and authors); nebbish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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