legabei
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Definitions

  • prep. Regarding, concerning.

Example Sentences

  • “Legabei whom will you feel embarrassed in that suit? No one will even notice.” (Weiser)

  • "Legabei what else do you want to be an entrepreneur? Money..? Nu, that’s a gvir! Ela may, kovod" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH לגבי > Y לגבי legabe

      • 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).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      legabey, legabay

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