to be mafsid
Definitions
v. To waste.
v. To cost.
Example Sentences
“The delay at the border was mafsid so much time that he just turned around and went home.” (Weiser)
“My membership at the health club was mafsid me hundreds of dollars since I never used it.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
מפסיד
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
to be mafseed
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