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Synonyms & Antonyms of nebbish
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nebbish
- coward,
- milquetoast,
- mouse,
- nervous Nellie
- (or nervous Nelly),
- pussy
- [slang],
- wuss
- (also wussy)
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14 English Words from Yiddish
14 English Words from Yiddish
Our little list is not the whole 'megillah'
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“Nebbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebbish. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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The first known use of nebbish was in 1907
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