shoin
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Definitions

  • interj. Stop; enough.

  • adv. Already.

  • interj. Used as a response to a piece of news to denote an illustration of poetic justice.

Example Sentences

  • “Shoin! Stop arguing and go vaiter.” (Weiser)

  • “We just started learning, and seder is shoin over.” (Weiser)

  • "He ignored me when I told him the banister needed fixing because it was unsafe, but then it gave way and he broke his arm falling down the stairs. Shoyn!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שױן shoyn

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      shoyn

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