# quisby

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A wretch; an idle person.

## Etymology
Uncertain; perhaps quiz + -by, or from queer or Queer Street (“difficult circumstances”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quisby