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shybie

shybie noun: a shy person.

Noun

shybie (plural shybies)

  1. (informal) A shy person.
    • A less progressed shybie will have a more difficult time speaking and that would look pretty obvious. Or if the shybie answers nervously to certain questions, like "What girl do you *like*?"2000 November 11, Al Leitch, “How to Spot Another Shybie?”, in alt.support.shyness (Usenet)
    • Here's the problem: as a shybie I've somehow gravitated to a career with > computers (making bucketloads, so I could afford to pay for the priviledge^([sic]) of facing the public).2003 November 11, KC Carter, “How does a shybie get a public-facing job?”, in alt.support.shyness (Usenet)

Forms of shybie

pluralshybies

Origin of shybie

From shy + -bie. Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Germanic *niwjaz Proto-West Germanic *niwi Old English nīewe Middle English newe English new Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English newieder.? ▲ English new Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *buranaz Proto-West Germanic *boran Old English boren, ġeboren Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne English born English newborn Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby blend? ▲ English newder.? ▲ Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boyder.? English newbie English -bie English shybie

Questions about shybie

What does shybie mean?
Shybie means a shy person.
What part of speech is shybie?
Shybie is a noun.
What is the plural of shybie?
The plural of shybie is shybies.

Words near shybie in the dictionary

  1. shy Tory
  2. Shy-Drager syndrome
  3. Shyam
  4. Shyamal
  5. Shyanne
  6. shybie
  7. shybies
  8. shye
  9. shyeah
  10. shyer
  11. shyers

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