Gvir

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wealthy person. Jewish, slang

    "They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of George VI Rex, the royal cypher of George VI. UK, abbreviation, alt-of

Example

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"They are EXTREMELY powerful in the movement as a whole, if only because they are the ones who bring the "gvirim" to the semi-annual Machne Israel Development Fund events."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish גבֿיר (gvir, gevir), from Hebrew גְּבִיר (gvir).

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