knish

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Eastern European dumpling with thin dough filled with potato, kasha, onion, meat, and/or other ingredients.

  • n. A vagina.

Example Sentences

  • "I don't know from knishes - but I know a good read." (source)

  • “He has the brains of a knish.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קניש knish

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      knysh

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