to be maile or moyrid
Definitions
v. To have an effect, to matter.
Example Sentences
“It's not maile or moyrid which way the river is flowing if you're trying to cross it.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
מעלה ומוריד
- 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 meile or moyrid, to be meile or moirid, to be maile or moirid
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