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nebbish
neb·bish [ nébbish ] (plural neb·bish·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's courage, personality, and initiative ( insult )

[Late 19th century. < Yiddish nebekh "poor thing" < assumed Slavic ne-bogǔ "poor"]
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