varf

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Definitions

  • v. To flaunt, brandish.

Example Sentences

  • “He was convinced everyone was impressed when he varfed the little bit of lomdus he remembered from yeshiva." (Weiser)

  • "If your yeshiva teaches you how to learn and to not varf tipshus, it’s a good yeshiva, whether or not it has the mystique and aura of Brisk." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • װאַרפֿן varfn 'to throw'

      • 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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