battel

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Definitions

  • v. To idle, waste time (especially with religious learning).

Example Sentences

  • “I'm going to change my chavrusa if he doesn't stop trying to battel constantly.” (Weiser)

  • "It’s not stam to battel away oif der unternet." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y בטלן batlen 'an idle person'

      • 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

      batel, battle

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