mechula

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Pronunciations

mechula (meh-KHOO-leh) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Bankrupt, broke, spoiled.

Example Sentences

  • "His gescheft was doing so well, but then with the recession it went mechula."

  • “If it doesn’t go m’khúleh before it’s bought in an acquisition, I’ll be rich.” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Yiddish מכולה mekhule 'spoiled, deteriorated, bankrupt, ruined'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

      Alternative Spellings

      mekhule, mechule, mekhula, mekhuleh, m'chule, m'chuleh, mechuleh

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