yold

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Definitions

  • n. A fool, dupe.

Example Sentences

  • "That yold has no idea what is going on."

  • “Oh, is he a yold!” (NJY)

  • “He fooled me completely; I acted like a real yold.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יאָלד yold

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

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