punkt

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Pronunciations

punkt (PUUNKT) listen

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Definitions

  • interj., adv. Exactly, precisely.

Example Sentences

  • "Punkt! That's exactly what I meant."

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  • “Our teacher shows up punkt at 3:17 every day.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּונקט punkt

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

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