in gantzen

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Definitions

  • adj. Completely, entirely.

Example Sentences

  • “Now that the yeshiva doesn't even have good food, it's in gantzen worthless.” (Weiser)

  • "Bochurim who didn't learn well were in gantzen excited that they sang by R' Don's tish as if that was the ikkar." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אין גאַנצן in gantsn

      • 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

      in gantsen, in gantzn, in gantsn

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