abi gezunt

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Pronunciations

abi gezunt (uh-BEE geh-ZINT) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. As long as you're healthy!

  • interj. An expression that something is unimportant; oh well; that's life.

Example Sentences

  • "I got a $50.00 traffic ticket...abi gezunt."

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  • "Politics, shmolitics, abi gezunt."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אַבי געזונט 'as long as one is healthy'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      abi gezint, abi gesunt

Notes

  • Can be used to minimize and ameliorate a disagreement.

    See also abi and abi me lebt.

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