gayve

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Pride; arrogance; obnoxiousness.

  • n. Someone obnoxious; someone with lots of pride, arrogance.

Example Sentences

  • "You've become a real bal gayve since getting your PhD!"

  • “I wouldn't mind his success if he didn't have so much gaiva." (Weiser)

  • "We don't consider the possibility of harm that can come from elitism: plain old gaiva."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH גאווה > Y גאווה gayve

      • 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).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      ge'ava, ge'avah, ge'a'vah, gaive, gaiveh, gaave, gaaveh, gayveh, geiveh, geive, geyve, geyveh

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