bahlt

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Definitions

  • adv. Soon.

  • adv. Almost, practically.

Example Sentences

  • “Run to the dining room, because bahlt they'll be out of meat.” (Weiser)

  • “Run to the dining room, because the meat's bahlt gone.” (Weiser)

  • "Avada you should delete this altz shidduchim, otherwise Google cache will zicher bahlt chap it ois." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • באַלד bald

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      bahld, balt, bald

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