nebby
adjective
nebby is spelled N-E-B-B-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nebby means “Overly inquiring; nosey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nebby?
| Letters | 5: N-E-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nebby?
Nebby appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nebby
- nebbier comparative
- nebbiest superlative
- nebbie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nebby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
ScotlandOverly inquiring; nosey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nebby come from?
From neb (“face, nose, beak”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).