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n. - (Yiddish) A timid unfortunate simpleton.

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  • (And the nebbish is the one who has to clean it up.)
  • The character was described as the nebbish, not so great with the women, really kind of insecure, starting over.
  • I love the word 'nebbish' and celebrate every time it is used.
  • So like some kind of nebbish-y Nero he decrees, "All this pastrami is going straight to my thighs ...
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