boy oys - Jewish English Lexicon

boy oys

Definitions

v. To develop, posit.

Example Sentences

“It's a little shaky to boi ois a whole pshat from just one diyuk.” (Weiser)
"From four (grahda, the Mishna holds five) shvere shailos, it's shayach to boi ois a yesoid that the whole matzav of this night is einoi doimeh to stam a night in the yuhr" (source)

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Languages of Origin

Yiddish

Etymology

אױסבױען oysboyen 'to build'

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

boi ois, boiois, boyoys

Notes

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