gekvetshed
Definitions
adj. “Forcibly wrung or extracted: STRETCHED.” (Weiser)
Example Sentences
“He wasn't ready for the Rosh Yeshiva's kashe, so he could only come back with a gekvetshed terutz.” (Weiser)
"Because Aron T is a talmid chacham who made himself into an am haaretz by his gekvetched teitch of 'hakazonah…'" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
געקװעטשט gekvetsht 'stressed'
- 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
gekveched, gekvetshede, gekvechede
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