Nebbish (Noun)
Meaning
(Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He's a nebbish, always getting taken advantage of by his more cunning coworkers.
- After years of struggling, the poor nebbish finally landed a job as a data entry clerk.
- Despite his intelligence, the professor was often dismissed as a nebbish due to his meek demeanor.
- His tendency to trip over his own feet made him a bit of a nebbish on the basketball court.
- In the company hierarchy, he was considered the resident nebbish, always being relegated to menial tasks.