pashtus

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Definitions

  • n. An assumption.

  • adv. Based on assumption; offhand.

Example Sentences

  • “The pashtus is that he doesn't know any more about this than about anything else he talks about.” (Weiser)

  • “Pashtus I would say that you can't all fit into that small car.” (Weiser)

  • "I think it’s prudent to abide by the pashtus of chazal and mesorah in such a case.." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y פּשטות pashtes 'simplicity'

      • 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

      pashtes, pashtis

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