genoi
Definitions
adv. Exactly, precisely.
Example Sentences
“I can't say genoi what he did, but the Rosh Yeshiva sure was angry at him.” (Weiser)
"mayan – I’m not genoiy klur what you are talking about! Eifsher u cud be masbier zien?" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
גענױ genoy
- 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
genoy
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