fahkeri
Definitions
prep. On the contrary.
adj. Opposite, reverse.
Example Sentences
“He was so stuck with a fahkeri svara that he couldn't even listen to my taina.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
פֿאַרקערט farkert
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
fahkerie, fakeri, fakerie, fakert, farkert, farkert, farkurt, fakurt, fahkert
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