make

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Pronunciations

make (MEIK) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To urinate or defecate.

  • n. A sore; plague; scourge.

Example Sentences

  • "The richest are the ones who cry loudest that they don't have money. You heard the joke, right? They're just like babies. All they do is cry and make."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • first sense: calque of Yiddish מאַכן 'to make,' sometimes used euphemistically as 'urinate' or 'defecate'

    second sense: TH > Y מכּה make

      • 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
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      makeh, makke, makkeh

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