shprach

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Definitions

  • n. A jargon, argot.

  • n. Diction.

Example Sentences

  • “His paper got an ‘F’ because it was peppered with the yeshivishe shprach.” (Weiser)

  • “He wrote with an achroinishe shprach to make his sefer sound more lomdish.” (Weiser)

  • "So I sent my son off to Yeshiva and he now speaks like a yeshiva; that is, now his every sentence is peppered with yeshivishisms and Yiddish words. He grada didn't know a single Yiddish word when he left my house. But he zicher picked up the shprach really fast." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שפּראַך shprakh

      • 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

      shprakh

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