gnai

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Definitions

  • n. Disparagement.

  • n. Indignity.

Example Sentences

  • “Don't make excuses for me; I meant what I said as a gnai.” (Weiser)

  • “It's a gnai for the Rosh Yeshiva to wear such an old hat.” (Weiser)

  • "kavod hames? why mention his gnai?? Maybe its better for his neshama that we not bring up his only blemish in an otherwise perfect record" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y גנאַי gnai 'shame'

      • 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

      g'nai, gnay, g'nay, gnei, g'nei

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