to be meyayesh
Definitions
v. To despair.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y מיאש זײַן meyaesh zayn
- 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 meyaesh
Notes
“Often refers specifically to despair of finding that which has been lost.” (Weiser)
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