pachech

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Definitions

  • n. A complainer.

Example Sentences

  • "When your adult son calls to whine about something, he's such a pachech!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • See notes.

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      pechech, parech, parekh

Notes

  • One user writes: The accent is on the second syllable. On the origins: Linguist Edward Stankiewicz asserts that the word comes from Yiddish פּאַרך, פּאַרעך pár(e)kh 'an unpleasant person, lit. a head scab' (source) For more about the Yiddish term, see: (source)

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