farshtunken

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Pronunciations

farshtunkene (far-SHTUNK-in-eh) listen
farshtunken (far-SHTUNK-in)

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Definitions

  • adj. Literally 'stinking' (Rosten); contemptible.

Example Sentences

  • "It doesn't work because it's a farshtunkene machine, that's why!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרשטונקען farshtunken 'stinking, rotting', past participle of פֿאַרשטינקען farshtinken 'to stink'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      farshtinken, farshtunkene, farshtinkene

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