nebbech
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Yiddish נעבעך (nebekh, “poor, unfortunate”), from Czech nebohý (“poor, pitied”). Compare English nebbish.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]nebbech
Adverb
[edit]nebbech (comparative -, superlative -)
- (Amsterdam, Jewish) unfortunately
- We hebben nebbech alles verloren.
- We unfortunately lost everything.
Noun
[edit]nebbech c (uncountable)
- (Amsterdam, informal, Jewish) poor thing, someone or something that causes pity
- De nebbech snapte er niets van en stelde alleen maar domme vragen.
- The poor thing didn't understand anything and kept on asking stupid questions.