shprach
Definitions
n. A jargon, argot.
n. Diction.
Example Sentences
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“His paper got an ‘F’ because it was peppered with the yeshivishe shprach.” (Weiser)
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“He wrote with an achroinishe shprach to make his sefer sound more lomdish.” (Weiser)
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"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)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
שפּראַך shprakh
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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Alternative Spellings
shprakh
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