nesh

whimpish! I can't thnk of another word close enough. Our family, living on the Wirral, Cheshire in the 50's & 60's used it regularly and I have yet to come across anyone 'down south' who knows what it means

"Can I turn the heating up?"

"Oh don't be so nesh! Put a jumper on if you're cold".

by northerninexile October 06, 2009