zuhg

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Definitions

  • n. A clever remark.

Example Sentences

  • “I heard a good zuhg about a guy who tried to define the Yeshivish language and could only make a haschala.” (Weiser)

  • "This lesson is borne out from a zug of the Gerrer Rebbe (as told to me by Rav Dov Tzvi Rothstein)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זאָגן zogn 'to say'

      • 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

      zug, zoog

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