debodun
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Nebbish (noun) - a timid, meek, or ineffectual person.
Walter Mitty is a well-known literary nebbish.
Walter Mitty is a well-known literary nebbish.
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Word of the Day - Nebbish
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Devi
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I'd hate to be a nebbish.
OldFeller
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Why isn't this an adjective. Then I could remember it and use it. As in, "me being the nebbish sort."
Merriam-Webster gives the adjective as 'nebbishy'
debodun
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Only you'd know that, Mr. Nebbs.