Definitions
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- adjective obsolete Somewhat
numb ;numbed .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Opposition to carbon dioxide burial has become known as numby, for "not under my backyard" - a variation of the more common "nimby," or "not in my backyard," denoting opposition to projects like power plants.
NYT > Home Page By JAMES KANTER 2011
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I must remember NOT to chew on moderately old Reisens from the candy canister in the pantry no matter how chocolately and numby they may taste.
haloaskew Diary Entry haloaskew 2007
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I settled back, flipped through SL (pretty house! numby-looking lemon chicken dish!), and marveled at the gorgeous gray sports car in the middle of the showroom.
haloaskew Diary Entry haloaskew 2006
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I give her a gift—foot cream to rub into her soles—for her “numby” feet.
Tessie and Pearlie JOY HOROWITZ 1996
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Maybe folks will get tired of his economy and start asking, "Where did this numby nuts come from?"
Latest Articles 2009
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Her feet are “numby,” her vision isn’t great, and her self-confidence is going down the tubes.
Tessie and Pearlie JOY HOROWITZ 1996
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