nebbish
PRONUNCIATION:
(NEB-ish) 
MEANING:
noun: A pitifully timid or ineffectual person. ETYMOLOGY:
From Yiddish nebekh (poor, unfortunate), of Slavic origin. Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhag- (to share) that is also the source of baksheesh, Sanskrit bhagya (good fortune), and words related to -phagy (eating), such as onychophagia and xerophagy.
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