hispailus

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Definitions

  • n. Appreciation.

  • n. Awe.

Example Sentences

  • “I have a certain hispailus about how they can throw those bottles around without breaking any.” (Weiser)

  • “I had real hispailus watching them build the whole dorm in just a month.” (Weiser)

  • "The power of hispailus bequeaths a blessing to [change the nature of] people." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y התפּעלות hispayles

      • 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

      hispaylus, hispeilus

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