Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – Apr. 18 – Nebbish Dee Dee Word of the Day – Apr. 18 – Nebbish By Staff mB - April 18, 2012 1161 Noun: Nebbish (NEB-ish) Definition: A timid, meek or ineffectual person. Sample sentence: As a teenager, Lyle was a nebbish who could never stand up to the bullies who gave him such a hard time.