prost

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Pronunciations

prost (PRUHST) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Coarse, base, not classy, vulgar, common.

Example Sentences

  • "He didn't have to tell us all about the sex on his honeymoon. He's so prost!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּראָסט prost

      • 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

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      pruste, proste, prust

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