Definitions

  • pre. Negates Yeshivish adjectives and adverbs.

Example Sentences

  • “It's very ee-geshmak [unpleasent; not geshmak] to have teeth extracted.” (Weiser)

Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אי i

    • 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

      ei, e, i

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