nebbish

IPA: nˈɛbɪʃ

One who is fearful and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.

Examples of "nebbish" in Sentences

(And the nebbish is the one who has to clean it up.)
I love the word 'nebbish' and celebrate every time it is used.
So like some kind of nebbish-y Nero he decrees, "All this pastrami is going straight to my thighs ...
The character was described as the nebbish, not so great with the women, really kind of insecure, starting over.
Among the other numerous (at least one per page) lovable wisenheimer remarks is this definition: A nebbish doesn't know he's a nebbish ...
The name-checking of Woody Allen on the cover of the first issue recalls the nebbish director's maxim that he would never want to join any club that would have him for a member.
Cusack is a very different kind of nebbish, and he avoids the pitfalls of too many actors who think that being in a Woody Allen movie means you have to fully inhabit the Woody persona.
The physically awkward but intellectually gifted nebbish was foregrounded in film and television by Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Dreyfuss, and later by Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Larry David.