yenevelt

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Definitions

  • n. The world to come, hereafter.

  • n. A far away place.

Example Sentences

  • "He moved to someplace, I don't know where it is, yenevelt."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יענע װעלט yene velt 'lit. that world; the World to Come'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      yene velt, yenne velt

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