nebby
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)
- (Tyneside, 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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