Usually means: Timid, ineffectual person lacking confidence.
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  1. nebbish: Merriam-Webster
  2. nebbish: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. nebbish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. nebbish: Collins English Dictionary
  5. nebbish: Vocabulary.com
  6. nebbish: Wordnik
  7. nebbish: Wiktionary
  8. nebbish: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. nebbish: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. nebbish: Dictionary.com
  11. nebbish: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Nebbish: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. nebbish: Rhymezone
  14. nebbish: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  15. nebbish: FreeDictionary.org
  16. nebbish: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. Nebbish: The Word Detective
  18. nebbish: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. nebbish: A Word A Day
  2. nebbish: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. nebbish: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. nebbish: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See nebbishy as well.)

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noun:  One who is fearful and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.

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