shaf

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Definitions

  • v. To procure, obtain.

  • v. "To produce through cognitive skills: EFFECT." (Weiser)

  • n. An acquisition.

Example Sentences

  • “The bochrim shaf some extra cole slaw when the cook wasn't watching.” (Weiser)

  • “He didn't really answer the stira; he just shaffed a chiluk between the sugyas.” (Weiser)

  • “This watch was a great shaf; I paid $100, but it's zicher worth $500.” (Weiser)

  • "In your conception do the 10 have to be together like a minyan to shaf the קידוש השם?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שאַפֿן shafn

      • 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).

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