neb

nebbish

A weak, submissive, pitiful person, especially a man. Adapted from the Yiddish word nebekh. He's just a sniveling nebbish, not a real man like you. Why they ever hired a nebbish like him to run the company is beyond me.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

neb(bish)

(ˈnɛb(ɪʃ))
n. a dull person; a jerk. (From Yiddish.) Taylor is such a nebbish. Why doesn’t she just give up?

neb

verb
See nebbish
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a man of his word
  • man of his word
  • man of many parts
  • man of the world
  • man of the world, a
  • a man of the world
  • a man/woman of the world
  • a ladies' man
  • ladies' man
  • face man
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'We had to block the road after which the president of the council called us to have a meeting with him but we were not given any assurance that we would be allowed to attend the NEB exam,' he said.
Doctors with degrees from abroad protest outside PMDC
Amjad another MBBS from China said that dozens of students from different cities reached PMDC with the hope that they will be allowed to sit in the upcoming NEB exam, but after wasting whole day, were denied by the council.
Foreign medical graduates protest against PMDC
Members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) bars Rappler reporter Pia Ranada from entering the New Executive Building (NEB) in Malacanang where the press office for the Malacanang Press Corps is located.
Journo briefly barred from entering Malacanang
The pilot runs until March 2018 with the NEB covering the cost so Canadians can have full digital access.
Important pipeline safety standard publicly available
500,000 to PMDC officials to get registration and said he never appeared in NEB exams.
NAB files reference against PMDC's Ex-registrar in fake registrations case
Jadallah tells Construction Week: "We have all the disciplines inside NEB. We work closely with the clients, and incorporate them as a part of our team.
Face to face: Jamil Jadallah, NEB
To receive updates about the Merrick Mainline Project, please visit the NEB web site at www.neb-one.gc.ca and fill out the Merrick Mainline Project subscription form on the NOW GAS Transmission Ltd.
Public notice: merrick mainline project: information on the NEB's regulatory process, participant funding
The NEB has undergone width changes during the last 120 years (2-14), (16-17).
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NEB has a staff of seven and produces components for racing motorcycle engines, with about 40 per cent of its total production being exported.
Time to say thanks to dedicated workmates
MessageBroadcast announced today the expansion of their Automated Survey services to Neb Doctors, Inc, provider of pediatric respiratory products and services.
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The PMDC used to hold the licensing examinations of these doctors, however, the NEB was instead authorised to conduct the exam almost less than a year ago.
Questions all around after arrest of PMDC officials
Meanwhile the NEB has begun a new cycle of expansion northwards, which is the northerly equivalent of an SEB Revival, and has recently occurred at intervals of 3-5 years (1988, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004).
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The National Energy Board's (NEB) 2008 Annual Report has received more applications and presided over more public hearings in 2008 than any other year in NEB history.
National Energy Board has busiest year
NORTHEAST Biofuels (NEB) is a cluster of companies and organisations committed to the development of a sustainable biofuels business in the North-east.
Important biofuels conference comes to Teesside; Commercial Feature in association with NEPIC
Hood Community College may lose out to Omaha, Neb., as the 2012 Olympic Swimming Trials host.
Olympic swim trials likely to bypass Oregon college