(And the nebbish is the one who has to clean it up.). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3] Reference
The character was described as the nebbish, not so great with the women, really kind of insecure, starting over. From Wordnik.com. [TV Addict Interview: UNHITCHED Star Shaun Majumder | the TV addict] Reference
I love the word 'nebbish' and celebrate every time it is used. From Wordnik.com. [Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn?] Reference
So like some kind of nebbish-y Nero he decrees, "All this pastrami is going straight to my thighs. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Pashman: The Mike Bloomberg Diet] Reference
Maybe she thought she could outsmart this nebbish. From Wordnik.com. [My Dark Places]
"I want my rather nebbish Che Guevara-loving woman...". From Wordnik.com. [Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn?] Reference
Martin Freeman is very good as Arthur Dent the nebbish. From Wordnik.com. [wedding, then OS X geekery, then RAW] Reference
Ah, the nebbish white boys do love them some violent clowns. From Wordnik.com. [But Don’t Compare Me, I’m Better Off Left Alone | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
One minute, he appears to be a cuckolded, cowardly, weak nebbish. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Loerzel: Woolf Meets High Expectations] Reference
The Nebb, favored by actor Paul Rudd , comes from the word nebbish. From Wordnik.com. [All in the Four-Eye Family] Reference
How then to turn that tide of hate to love for the nebbish butcher?. From Wordnik.com. [The Movies That Changed Us] Reference
Reiser, a huggable nebbish, and Hunt play off each other beautifully. From Wordnik.com. [What's New, Copycat?] Reference
As for McCain campaigning for Chambliss, let them bring the nebbish in. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Pulling Out Stops In Georgia Senate Runoff, Sending In McCain] Reference
What's the difference between a schlemiel, a schlimazel, and a nebbish?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Need a nebbish intellectual or stammering well-meaning dad or academic?. From Wordnik.com. [Row Three » Typecasting Ms. Moore - Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions] Reference
This explains the intrepid journey into the nebbish world of radio-friendly rock. From Wordnik.com. [CD Review - Adema] Reference
And Larry is the nebbish, the meek middleman who gets punished for Curly's mistakes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
The truncated image of a balding nebbish composed itself and leaned towards the camera. From Wordnik.com. [Short Story: "Bankers from Outer Space"] Reference
I sure hope the voice over isn't spoken by Allen in that fake nebbish cadence he affects. From Wordnik.com. [The new Woody Allen movie: "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."] Reference
I want my rather nebbish Che Guevara-loving woman and her pinched faced co-commentator back. From Wordnik.com. [Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn?] Reference
What kind of American buys into the idea that a haughty nebbish like him is better than her?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Palin and the Jews] Reference
Peter grows from a crude cartoon into a flesh-and-blood nebbish with a shot at becoming a man. From Wordnik.com. ['Sarah Marshall'] Reference
Tobey perfectly embodied the nebbish Peter Parker that we all grew up with in the comic books. From Wordnik.com. [Should Will Smith Play Captain America? – Collider.com] Reference
The schlemiel spills the soup down the schlimazel's neck, and the nebbish has to clean up the mess. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Oh, and while we're at it, does anyone else think Coleman looks like Klaus Kinski's nebbish love-child?. From Wordnik.com. [Franken Camp's Claim: We're Now Ahead!] Reference
A nebbish, one of these guys whose edges are all round, like someone forgot to put in the fine details. From Wordnik.com. [Covergent Series]
By good authority I mean more than one lovable nebbish, and believe me, these boys know their pastrami. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
Can't we call her a schmutz, nudnik, noodge (this would be my preferred option), nebbish, ganef, or dybbuk?. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Consultant On CNN: Sometimes It's "Accurate" To Call A Woman A "Bitch"] Reference
He's a nebbish who got to be a superhero who likes to taunt his villains with wisecracks as he fights them. From Wordnik.com. [Rumor: Billy Zane's The Phantom is Getting a Sequel?! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Phil, an endearing hick who could be a nebbish if he played his cards wrong, gets to channel Walter Mitty and play action hero. From Wordnik.com. ['Night' Makes Carell and Fey's Day] Reference
At first, he ends up, he ` s a little nebbish, you ` re going, "Oh, I don ` t like this guy," but you end up being won over by him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2005] Reference
Geraghty as Davy makes you physically uncomfortable as he moves between pathetic, nebbish dork and sympathetic, sweetly love struck man. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
Cameron's wife doesn't like the idea, but he's buying the boss's line about how this will let him make a difference with his nebbish life. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
Carl bonds with his roommate, a nebbish named Thick Kevin. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
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