nebby

English

Alternative forms

• nebbie

Etymology

From neb (“face, nose, beak”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

1. (Geordie, Western Pennsylvania, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.

References

• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/nebbie