BT

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Pronunciations

BT (bee-TEE) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "He then lists various things that identify him to others as a BT: lack of knowledge of Yiddish, tilt of hat, disarray of tzitzis, and laughing too loud at jokes." (sources)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • English initialism for 'ba'al teshuva' בעל תשובה

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      B.T.

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