broiges

Alternative Spellings

brogez, broges, broigez, broyges, broygez, brauches

Definitions

• angry, annoyed (adj.)
• a dispute (n)

Example Sentences

• "The winning hand was to send a card to somebody that you clearly had been broiges with who was not expecting a card from you." (http://www.totallyjewish.com/entertainment/TJ_gold/?content_id=4416)
• "There was a big broiges in the family after the Zaide was niftar."
• "Everyone in that shul is broiges."
• "He's brauches with us because we didn't call him on his birthday."

Languages of Origin

Textual Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-German

Etymology

From Heb ברוגז b'rogez 'in anger', through Yiddish ברוגז broyges 'angry; a broken relationship, a quarrel'

Who Uses This

Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
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).
The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Notes

A broygez tantz (broyges tants / broiges tants / broygez tanz) is a klezmer song and a wedding dance (dance of anger and reconciliation) traditionally performed by the groom, his father, and his father-in-law. Among German-American Jews: "brauches."