miyus

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Definitions

  • adj. Repulsive.

Example Sentences

  • “Dinner in yeshiva was miyus, so I had to go for pizza.” (Weiser)

  • "a tissue can also be put in the back of your Tallis bag, its miyus when they are left on the table or worse under a siddur or sefer that someone else will use later." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מיאוס > Y מיאוס mies

      • 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).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      mius, meus

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