Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. A greeting used on Rosh Hashanah meaning 'Happy New Year'.
  

• interj. A response to a greeting, meaning 'good year'.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• גוט יאָר gut yor 'good year'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

goot yor, gut yohr, gut jahr, gut jor, gut johr, gut yahr