fest

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Definitions

  • adj. Excellent.

Example Sentences

  • “There was a feste lunch; we tried to get doubles of everything.” (Weiser)

  • "He laughed at the joke he clearly heard from another feste bochur in yeshiva." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿעסט fest 'firm'

      • 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

      feste

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