nebby
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.
Adjective[edit]
nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)
- (Geordie, Western Pennsylvania, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.
References[edit]
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/nebbie