nebby

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English

Alternative forms

nebbie

Etymology

From neb (“face, nose, beak”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

(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

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