bizayon

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Definitions

  • n. A scornful situation; farce.

  • n. A shame, disgrace.

Example Sentences

  • “They couldn't even cover the hotel bill with the money they collected at the dinner. The whole event was a bizayon." (Weiser)

  • “Their behavior in front of their rebbeim and parents was an absolute bizayon." (Weiser)

  • "When Engelmayer bought the legendary bialy bakery here, an askan made a tummel to Hisachdus that it's a bizayon to them to certify a shvantz & apikoires like Engelmayer." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y בזיון bizoyen

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      bisayon, bizoyen

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