beshita

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Definitions

  • adv. As a matter of principle.

Example Sentences

  • “He beshita never has more than one cup of coffee during night seder.” (Weiser)

  • "When I first started dating about 7 years ago I didn’t ask for a picture beshita..." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • בשיטה 'in method'

      • 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

      beshitah, be'shita, be'shitah, b'shita, b'shitah, bshita, bshitah

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