shmek ois

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Definitions

  • v. To suspect, figure out.

Example Sentences

  • “Although I haven't told him, I think my chavrusa shmeks ois that I'm looking to learn with someone else.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אױסשמעקן oysshmekn

      • 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

      shmeck ois, shmek oys, shmeck oys

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