azoi shtayt

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Pronunciations

azoi shtayt (ah-ZOY shtayt) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. A declaration that the foregoing is stated with authority; "It is so written"

Example Sentences

  • "How do I know that that you can turn left on red from a one-way street to a one-way street in Philadelphia? Azoi shtayt."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Yiddish, adopted as Yeshivish - אזוי שטײט

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

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Notes

  • The construct is used chiefly in Litvishe yeshivahs. The chassidishe variant is more likely to be reversed, i.e. "shtayt azoi."

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