daher
Definitions
n. “A unique or less than obvious rendering of a text: PARAPHRASE, TWIST.” (Weiser)
Example Sentences
“His vort by Shalosh Seudos was a cute daher in the first posuk.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
דערהערן derhern 'to get word of, learn'
- 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
darher, derher, deher
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