boyech

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Definitions

  • n. A stomach.

  • n. A large belly.

Example Sentences

  • "Wow, did you see his boyech? When did that happen?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • בױך boykh 'belly, stomach'

      • 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).

      Alternative Spellings

      boyekh, boych, boykh

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