nisht geshtoygn un nisht gefloygn

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Pronunciations

nisht geshtoygn nisht gefloygn (nisht ge-SHTOY-gen nisht ge FLOY-gen) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. It's nonsense; that's nonsense.

Example Sentences

  • "That excuse your Mendele told his teacher, nisht geshtoygn un nisht gefloygn."

  • "For example, there is plenty and more on the traditional anti-Christian motifs embedded in many Yiddish phrases, enough to make a modern Jewish person (or Yiddish teacher of 'multicultural' students) want to tsiter (tremble), khalesh (faint), pretend the book doesn’t exist (nisht geshtoygn, nit gefloygn), or makhn pleyte (run for it), as if from a sreyfe (fire)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ני(ש)ט געשטױגן און ני(ש)ט געפֿלױגן 'didn't go up and didn't fly'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      nisht geshtoygen un nisht gefloygen, nisht geshtoygn nisht gefloygn, nisht geshtoygn nisht gefloygn, nit geshtoygn un nit gefloygn, nit geshtoygen un nit gefloygen, nit geshtoygn nit gefloygn, nit geshtoygen nit gefloygen

Notes

  • Used to counter false or questionable statements/theories. The Yiddish phrase is a reference to Jesus.

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