freg

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Pronunciations

freg (FREHG)

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Definitions

  • v. To ask.

Example Sentences

  • “He fregs enough questions for all the teachers to be annoyed by him.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿרעגן fregn

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      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

      frek, fregt, frekt, fregn, fregen, fregs, fregz

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