Yiddishism
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language.
"Is this term indeed derived from Tanach or other holy books? Or is it just a nonsensical "Yiddishism" that kind of made it through the generations from grandmothers to their kids?"
- 2 A linguistic feature of Yiddish, especially a Yiddish idiom or phrasing that appears in another language. wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Yiddishist movement.
Example
More examples"Is this term indeed derived from Tanach or other holy books? Or is it just a nonsensical "Yiddishism" that kind of made it through the generations from grandmothers to their kids?"
Etymology
From Yiddish + -ism.
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