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Nosy or overly interested in someone else’s business.
“Don’t be so nebby.”Open word
And stuff; and so on.
“We got chips, pop, cookies n’stuff.”Open word
A regional grammar construction meaning needs to be done.
“This paperwork needs done before lunch.”Open word
A rolled pastry filled with nuts, often made for holidays.
“My aunt makes nut roll every Christmas.”Open word
A regional grammar construction meaning something needs to be cut, as in the grass needs cut.
“The yard needs cut before the rain gets here.”Open word
Compressed Pittsburgh-style form of “No, did you?”
“Jeet jet? No, jew?”Open word
Compressed answer meaning “No, did you?”
“Jeet yet? Nuh-uh, jew?”Open word
Needs to be swept or vacuumed.
“The kitchen needs swept.”Open word
To pry, snoop, or get into someone else’s business.
“Don’t neb into their conversation.”Open word
A local grammatical construction meaning “needs to be washed.”
“The car needs washed.”Open word
A local way to say something needs cleaned or tidied.
“This room needs redd up before company comes.”Open word
Nosy; variant of nebby.
“Don’t be so nibby.”Open word
A nosy person or someone who pries.
“Quit being a nib and let them talk.”Open word
Being nosy or prying into someone else’s business.
“Quit nebbin and mind your business.”Open word
A nosy person.
“Don’t be a nebnose.”Open word
A nosy person; someone too interested in others’ business.
“Stop being a Nosey Parker.”Open word
A small nut-filled pastry cookie.
“Grab a nut horn before they’re gone.”Open word
A Pittsburgh/Western PA grammatical construction meaning “needs to be fixed.”
“The porch needs fixed.”Open word
A regional construction meaning “needs to be cleaned.”
“The kitchen needs cleaned.”Open word
Needs to be proofread.
“This application needs proofread before I send it.”Open word
Needs to be mowed.
“The yard needs mowed.”Open word
Needs to be paid.
“That bill needs paid today.”Open word
Needs to be signed.
“The form needs signed.”Open word
Needs to be painted.
“The porch needs painted.”Open word
Extra nosy or overly interested in other people’s business.
“My nosy nebby neighbor saw everything.”Open word
A nosy neighbor.
“The nebby neighbor knows when everyone’s trash day is.”Open word
To mind your own business; often used as a corrective phrase when someone is being too nosy.
“Neb out, I am not telling the whole story at the dinner table.”Open word
A contraction-like Pittsburgh phrase meaning “and that” or “and so on.”
“We watched the Stillers n’at.”Open word
Someone who is being nosy or nebby.
“Don’t be such a neb-nose.”Open word