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nebishy

nebishy is the alternative form of nebbishy.

Meaning of nebbishy

Adjective

nebbishy (comparative more nebbishy, superlative most nebbishy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nebbish.
    • Jeff Johnson's nebbishy Blanche, for example, is a complete comic character, a demented Dorothy (a la Martin Short) who can write her way back to Kansas.1988 August 26, Lawrence Bommer, “The Book of Blanche”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    nebbishlike

Forms of nebishy

comparativemore nebishy
superlativemost nebishy

Questions about nebishy

What is nebishy the alternative form of?
Nebishy is the alternative form of nebbishy.

Words near nebishy in the dictionary

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

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