Definitions

  • adj. Excellent, wonderful.

Example Sentences

  • Shiur was hafledik I'm glad I taped it.” (Weiser)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y הפלא-דיק hafledik

    • 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

      hafledick, hafledike, hafledicke

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