lebedikait

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Definitions

  • n. Vigor, energy, liveliness.

Example Sentences

  • “You could see his lebedikait on his face and in his attitude.” (Weiser)

  • "The new building is a strong, durable and commercial building that can handle many years of Bochurim’s 'lebedikait'." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • לעבעדיקײט lebedikeyt

      • 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

      lebedikeit, leibedikait, leibedikeit, leybedikait, leybedikeit, laybedikeit, laybedikait

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