mamashus

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Definitions

  • n. Substance, worth.

Example Sentences

  • “He made a feeble excuse, but it had no mamashus to it.” (Weiser)

  • "Steam of meat is considered Mamashus, like actual meat, and hence definitely causes meat to become absorbed within the walls of the oven that it hits." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y ממשות mamoshes

      • 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

      mamashis

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