to be choilek
Definitions
v. To disagree, take issue.
Example Sentences
“He was choilek on one praht of my chabura, but he criticized the whole thing.” (Weiser)
"So R’ Chaim is being choilek on every Rosh Yeshiva I ever had…." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
TH חולק > Y חולק khoylek 'opponent'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
to be khoilek, to be choylek, to be khoylek
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