pas

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Definitions

  • v. To befit, (with 'to be') be appropriate.

  • v. (With 'to be') To be tantamount to.

Example Sentences

  • “It didn't pas for a Rav to get into such a silly argument with that loud balebus.” (Weiser)

  • “Despite the proof, the Beis Din thought it didn't pas geneiva.” (Weiser)

  • "It didn’t pas for trump that a chasidish jew asks him something in his face" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּאַסן pasn

      • 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

      to be pas

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