shrai
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Definitions

  • n. A scream.

  • v. To scream, shout.

Example Sentences

  • “I heard a shrai at night that scared me out of my mind.” (Weiser)

  • “That kid shrai at night just to wake everyone up.” (Weiser)

  • "Its very easy to point fingers and shrai oif yenem." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שרײַען shrayen

      • 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).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      shray, shrei, shrey, schrai, schrei, schrey, schray

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