nebby
(Geordie, Western Pennsylvania English, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.
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(Geordie, Western Pennsylvania English, Scotland) Overly inquiring; nosey.
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(UK, Ireland, colloquial) An overly inquisitive or prying person.
- nee way66%
Geordie dialect phrase meaning 'no' or 'no way', used to express refusal or emphatic denial. It is the Tyneside pronunciation and spelling of 'no way', with 'nee' being the standard Geordie form of 'no'. The phrase is natural and unremarkable in Geordie speech but immediately signals strong regional identity to anyone outside the Tyneside area. The phrase comes with an implied shrug.
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(UK, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.
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(Geordie, slang) ; to look.
- nee way63%
Geordie dialect (northeast England, Newcastle area) for no or no way. Geordie pronunciation shifts the vowel sounds dramatically compared to standard English — nee replaces no and nee-way means there's absolutely no chance. It's completely natural in Newcastle but can sound almost like a different language to outsiders. If someone from Newcastle tells you nee-way, they mean it.