tachlisdik

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Definitions

  • adj. Excellent, first-rate.

Example Sentences

  • “His new town car is tachlisdik.” (Weiser)

  • "Are there no other people in your community you can discuss this with and maybe something tachlisdik will come of it?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y תּכליתדיק takhlesdik

      • 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

      takhlisdik, tachlisdike, takhlisdike, tachlesdik, takhlesdik, tachlesdike, takhlesdike

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