snag

Pronunciations

snag (SNUHG) listen
snag (SNAG) listen

Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "the snags are godless- they don't have a rebbe...."

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מתנגד misnaged

    • Who Uses This

      • Chabad: Jews affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch movement

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      snaggish

Notes

  • Sometimes used in humorous or pejorative ways.

    'snaggish' is an alternative form.

    See also misnagdim.

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