nogeia
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Definitions

  • adj. Related to, relevant to, pertaining to.

  • adj. Feasible, practical.

  • adj. Affecting.

  • n. (with 'a') Related in a way that could affect an opinion.

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Example Sentences

  • "That's not nogeia to this decision."

  • "I wanted to learn with him despite his tough schedule, but it's just not noigeia."

  • "I only looked at the records for information that's noigeia me."

  • "They didn't let him on the planning committee because he was a noigeia."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Hebrew v. נוֹגֵעַ nogea 'it is touching', Yiddish prep. נוגע negeye 'concerning, in reference to'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      nogea, noigeia, noigea, noygeya, noygeye, nogeya

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