be doiche

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Definitions

  • v. To reject because of a minor problem.

  • v. To override.

Example Sentences

  • “He was doiche my p'shat without even listening.” (Weiser)

  • “A Tanna's statement is certainly doiche a Rishon's.” (Weiser)

  • "I myself am a shtikle a chossid and have some interesting minhagim, which may not be right but according to my rav sometimes a minhag avoisainu is doiche a chumra derabonon." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Yiddish דוחה זײַן doykhe zayn 'to rebuff, relegate'

      • 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

      be doyche, be doikhe, be doykhe, be doicheh, be doycheh, be doikheh, be doykhek

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