chevreman

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Pronunciations

chevreman (KHEV-reh-mihn) listen

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Definitions

  • n. One of the guys; a people person.

  • n. Someone hard to get along with.

  • n. A tough guy.

Example Sentences

  • "Being a counselor will be good for you, it'll make you a real chevreman." (Glinert)

  • "Shkoyach/well done to our chevreman Yoni Eilat and Bella Bryks-Klein on a good take on #Yiddish and Israel on i24NEWS English" (source)

  • "He is a smiling chevreman, who loved the 'amazing camp.'" (source)

  • "He is a 'Chevreman' as he makes friends easily and radiates warmth and happiness, and it's always fun to be around him." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • Y חבֿרהמאַן khevreman 'a people person'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      chevraman, khevreman, khevraman, hevraman, hevreman, chevrehman, chevrahman, khevrehman, khevrahman, hevrahman, hevrehman

Notes

  • plural: 'khevrelayt'

    See also chevre.

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