nebbish

Noun

Meaning

(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nebbech cypher pansy chicken shrimp nothing zero weak baby punk nobody cipher unfortunate loser abject

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Antonyms

king knight princess medalist king of the hill flirty

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Hypernyms

simple simpleton

Examples

And although he was described as a "classic nebbish", he did not tell Jewish jokes. Source: Internet

As a comedian, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nebbing Nebbio nebbiolo nebbish-like nebbishe nebbisher