adjective
General Slang
nesh
· adjective · mancunian
Soft — especially someone who feels the cold easily.
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Definitions
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Wimpy about the weather. The classic Northern jab at anyone reaching for a coat when it's barely September. If you shiver easily, you're nesh.
“Put a jumper on, you nesh sod — it's only October.”
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Soft in general — physically delicate or a bit feeble. Broader than just cold; can mean someone who can't handle a bit of rough.
“He's too nesh for rugby, that lad.”
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nesh In A Sentence
Put a jumper on, you nesh sod — it's only October.
He's too nesh for rugby, that lad.
Origin & Usage
Old English 'hnesce' meaning soft or tender. Survives mainly in the North and Midlands — Manchester, Yorkshire, the Potteries.
Variants
neshy
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