fresser

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Someone who eats a lot.

Example Sentences

  • "Only a fresser can finish a Factor's Triple Decker sandwich." (on a menu)

  • “Don’t act like a fresser.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿרעסער freser

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      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

      freser

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