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  1. nebby: Merriam-Webster
  2. nebby: Wordnik
  3. nebby: Wiktionary

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  1. nebby, nebby: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. nebby: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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Definitions from Wiktionary (nebby)

▸ adjective:  (Geordie, Western Pennsylvania, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.

Similar:
nebbie, nosey, rootin' tootin', macocious, toffee-nosed, narky, nitty, snaggy, swear, snipy, more...

Opposite:
uninquisitive, uncurious, disinterested

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Similar:
nebbie, nosey, rootin' tootin', macocious, toffee-nosed, narky, nitty, snaggy, swear, snipy, more...

Opposite:
uninquisitive, uncurious, disinterested



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