nebby
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.
Adjective
editnebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)
- (Geordie, Western Pennsylvania, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.
References
edit- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
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