kluhr

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Definitions

  • adv. Unequivocally.

  • adv. Perfectly.

  • adj. Pristine.

  • adj. Lucid, explicit, obvious.

  • adj. Indisputable.

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Example Sentences

  • “He told me kluhr that he wants to come along if there's room.” (Weiser)

  • “He knows hilchos tfillin kluhr; you can ask him your shaila.” (Weiser)

  • “He walks miles every Erev Shabbos just to find a kluhre mikveh.” (Weiser)

  • “Rebbe's explanation was so kluhr that no one asked any questions.” (Weiser)

  • “The Mashgiach gave him a kluhre order to be back before noon.” (Weiser)

  • “It's kluhr that he doesn't really want to learn with you. He just doesn't know how to tell you.” (Weiser)

  • “My raya was kluhr, and my chavrusa didn't bother arguing his point.” (Weiser)

  • "it isnt even kluhr the MB meant to decide every case he brings down. youre simply wrong." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קלאָר klor

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      cluhr, klur, kloor, clur, cloor, kluhr ois, klur ois, kloor ois, cluhr ois, clur ois, cloor ois, kluhr oys, klur oys, kloor oys, cluhr oys, clur oys, cloor oys, kluhre, cluhre, clure, klure, kloore, cloore

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