nebbish

Example Sentences

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Carell: My instinct was to not make Greg a nebbish, because I didn’t want it to be Walter Mitty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Hyde Pierce delivers the most subdued version of his usual awkward nebbish with the occasional cantankerous quip.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

In the footage shot that night, the character — more of a nebbish than a funk soul brother — cites his professional dance credentials.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018

And Stanfield ably carries the cast — Cassius Green’s transformation from nebbish nerd to Always-Be-Closin’ salesman is as delightful to watch as it is funny to see.

From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2018

Hugh Sidneys was nondescript, not quite a nebbish, but close.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn