sharf

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Definitions

  • adj. (sharfe/sharfe) Clever, penetrating.

  • n. (sharfe) Someone who is clever; a smart aleck.

Example Sentences

  • “He was embarrassed by the sharf insult because he knew it was right.” (Weiser)

  • “No one wants to start up with him because he's such a sharf." (Weiser)

  • "Did I ever feel (even while he was giving me a sharf vertel or a nudge in the right direction) that this was a person for whom the pleasures of Olam Hazeh meant absolutely nothing and I mean nothing?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שאַרף sharf

      • 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

      sharfe

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