The central character is so nebbish he has not even a name (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
neb(bish) — [“neb(ij)] n. a dull person; a jerk. (From Yiddish.) □ Tracy is such a neb bish. Why doesn’t she just give up? □ You are such a neb! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bish — bish·a·rin; bish·op·dom; bish·oped; bish·op·ess; bish·op·less; bish·op·ric; bish·op s cap; bob·bish; club·bish; cub·bish; fur·bish; fur·bish·er; ka·shou·bish; knob·bish; mob·bish; po·la·bish; re·fur·bish·ment; rub·bish·ing; rub·bish·ly;… … English syllables
neb — coul·ter·neb; neb; neb·by; neb·ris; neb·u·chad·nez·zar; neb·u·la; neb·u·lar; neb·u·lat·ed; neb·u·lé; neb·u·li·za·tion; neb·u·lize; neb·u·lose; neb·u·los·i·ty; neb·u·lous; ob·neb·u·late; te·neb·ri·on·i·dae; te·neb·ri·ous; neb·bish;… … English syllables
nebbish — neb·bish … English syllables
nebbish — neb•bish [[t]ˈnɛb ɪʃ[/t]] n. Slang. sts a pitifully ineffectual, inept, and timid person • Etymology: 1890–95; < Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, prob. < Slavic; cf. Czech nebohý poor neb′bish•y, adj … From formal English to slang
Nebbish — Neb bish (m[e^]b [i^]sh) n. [Yiddish, nebekh poor, unfortunate.] A person who is ineffectual, timid, and often luckless; a person of no significance. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lay figure — n 1. artist s model, model, figure, figurine, puppet, doll; image, effigy. 2. mannequin, manikin, dummy, dressmaker s model. 3. nonentity, nobody, nothing, cipher, insignificancy, jackstraw, little fellow, Inf. little guy, man on the street, John … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nobody — n 1. no one, not a one, not anyone, not a blessed one, never a one, Archaic. ne er a one, Dial. nary one; not a person, not a single solitary person, not a soul, not a blessed soul, no man, no woman; nobody on earth, nobody under the sun.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nonentity — n 1. nobody, no one, nothing, unimportant person, Inf. nobody much, obscurity; mediocrity, common man, lightweight, insignificancy, man on the street, man from Peoria; little man, little guy, jackstraw, man of straw, dummy; a big nothing, cipher … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pushover — n Slang. 1. something easy, Inf. snap, Sl. cinch, Sl. child s play, Sl. a breeze, duck soup, piece of cake, Sl. a picnic, Inf. shoo in, a sure thing. 2.Inf. easy mark or prey, Inf. lightweight, featherweight, Sl. patsy, Sl. sap; milquetoast,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
