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Examples of nebbish
nebbish
Now, Jonathan is more nebbish than your average seemingly eligible manchild.
From the courier-journal.com
While he is supposed to be somewhat nebbish, he literally looks like a boy among men.
From the theepochtimes.com
The legendary nebbish doesn't seem to have issues with plugging products overseas, though.
From the courier-journal.com
Matthew Broderick plays a nebbish, a laid-off Merrill Lynch manager evicted from The Tower.
From the kentucky.com
Decker played swimsuit model Rachel, while Peter Jacobson played Alan, her nebbish husband.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Nebb, favored by actor Paul Rudd, comes from the word nebbish.
From the online.wsj.com
Matthew Broderick is type-cast as a nebbish laid-off Merrill Lynch manager evicted from The Tower.
From the tennessean.com
Still, with his idiosyncratic delivery and self-conscious charm, he is one captivating nebbish.
From the washingtontimes.com
This is not, despite its occupancy by nebbish quangocrat Sir Michael Whatshisname, a trivial post.
From the independent.co.uk
- (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
- This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of American English. Spelling of some of these Yiddish language words may be variable (for example, schlep is also seen as shlep, schnoz as shnozz, and so on). ...
- (The Nebbishes) The Nebbishes was a comic strip by Herb Gardner, better known as a playwright and screenwriter. Gardner's characters were white blob-like creatures who expressed their attitude toward existence in mottos and quotes on greeting cards and statuettes. ...
- One who is fearful and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility; A loser
- (nebbishy) Resembling or characteristic of a nebbish
- A person regarded as weak-willed or timid
- A nobody, simpleton, weakling, awkward person
- An innocuous, ineffectual unfortunate; a "loser"
- A hapless, unfortunate person, much to be pitied; the one who cleans up after the schlemiel's accidents (from Yiddish nebekh)
