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Definitions

  • v. “To be in a situation wherein a consequential danger exists: HAPPEN, INADVERTENTLY.” (Weiser)

Example Sentences

  • “Don't sit next to him on the bus, because you might come to speak lashon hara.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • צוקומען tsukumen 'to happen, occur (lit. come to)'

      • 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).

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