nebbish
noun
a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.
nebbishy
-
a word derived from
nebbish.
Example Sentences
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Pence’s actual early life is utterly nebbishy — his biggest “achievement” was being president of his fraternity in college, which is right up there with captain of the lunchroom squad, my crowning achievement in school.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2021
I wondered if maybe people would start thinking I’m a nebbishy accountant.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
A nebbishy New Yorker turns his lens on his fellow citizens in the quirky docuseries “How to With John Wilson.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Onstage, Gadsby typically speaks in a shy, almost surprised tone, playing jokes off of an unassuming, nebbishy demeanor.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 28, 2018
When Jeff Bezos launched Amazon as an online bookstore back in the 1990s, his physical character was that of an excited but nebbishy nerd.
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2017
