to be doiche
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)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y דוחה זײַן doykhe zayn 'to rebuff, relegate'
- 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 doyche, to be doikhe, to be doykhe, to be doicheh, to be doycheh, to be doikheh, to be doykhek
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