tipesh

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Definitions

  • n. An idiot.

Example Sentences

  • “He felt like a real tipesh when he failed the simple test and the makeup test.” (Weiser)

  • "It was meant to show how much of a tipesh he was, at least according to the maan de’amar that he was a tipesh" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH טיפש > Y טיפּש tipesh

      • 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).

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