hayitochen

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Definitions

  • interj. How come? How could this be? How is this possible?

  • adv. How come?

  • interj. Could it be that... Is it possible that...

Example Sentences

  • "Your teacher just called and told me that you were misbehaving in class today. Hayitochen?"

  • "Hayitochen we're having shiur on Taanis Ester?" (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הי(י)תכן 'is it possible?'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      hayitochin, hayituchen, hayituchin, hayitokhen, hayitokhin, hayitukhen, hayitukhin, hayitochn, hayitokhn, hayituchn, hayitukhn

Notes

  • Often used as a one-word response expressing disappointment in someone else's behavior.

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