nebby
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.
Adjective edit
nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)
- (Geordie, Western Pennsylvania, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.
References edit
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/nebbie