zaitik

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Definitions

  • adj. Tangential, peripheral, irrelevant.

Example Sentences

  • “That's an interesting shaila, but it's zaitik, and we'll save it for another time.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זײַטיק zaytik

      • 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

      zaitike, zaytik, zaytike, zeitik, zeitike, zeytik, zeytike

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