yiyush

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Definitions

  • n. Despair.

Example Sentences

  • “There was a general feeling of yiyush once the bochrim found out about the yeshiva's financial troubles.” (Weiser)

  • "But with all the talk of financial crisis, and how impossible it is for OJs to pay the bills, some become resigned and develop yiyush." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH ייִאוש > Y ייִאוש yiesh

      • 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

      yeiush

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