nebbech

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • nebbisj

Etymology

From Yiddish נעבעך (nebekh, “poor, unfortunate”), from Czech nebohý (“poor, pitied”). Compare English nebbish.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛbəχ/
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  • Hyphenation: neb‧bech

Interjection

nebbech

  1. (Amsterdam, Jewish) How unfortunate!
    Synonyms: och!, helaas!, jammer! (cry of pity or regret)

Adverb

nebbech (comparative -, superlative -)

  1. (Amsterdam, Jewish) unfortunately
    We hebben nebbech alles verloren.
    We unfortunately lost everything.

Noun

nebbech c (uncountable)

  1. (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.

Derived terms
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