geschrei
geschrei
Alternative Spellings
geshrei, geshray, geshrey, geschray, geschrey
Definitions
- yell, shout
Example Sentences
- "When I heard I got these tickets to the Folksmen, I let out a geshray" (A Mighty Wind: https://youtu.be/KQlewxD8BvM)
Languages of Origin
Yiddish
Etymology
געשרײ geshrey 'cry, scream, yell, uproar, clamor'
Who Uses This
Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
Regions
North America
Dictionaries
Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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