Definitions

  • v. To be accustomed to, wont.

  • v. To be common.

Example Sentences

  • “I'm rugil to wake up for shachris with or without an alarm clock.” (Weiser)

  • “It's rugil for bochrim to complain about yeshiva food no matter how hard the cook tries.” (Weiser)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • English 'be' + TH רגיל > Y רגיל rogl

    • 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

      be ragil, be regil

Notes


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