lezbtzn

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Pronunciations

lezbtzn (LEZ-bih-tsin) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Wife of a female rabbi.

Example Sentences

  • "Rabbi Edwards and BCC’s “Lezbtzn” — activist and archivist Tracy Moore — have been loving partners for 30 years, marrying under a chuppah in 1995 and under California law in 2008." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • Portmanteau of English "lesbian" and Yiddish / Jewish-English "rebbetzin" (wife of a rabbi)

      • Who Uses This

      • Queer Jews

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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      Alternative Spellings

      lesbitsen, lesbitzen, lesbitzin, lesbetzin, lesbetsin, lzbtzn

Notes

  • This word was coined, c. the 1990s, by Tracy Moore, wife of Rabbi Lisa Edwards, through conversation and her license plate. Around the 2010s, the word became part of the discourse of other queer Jews in North America, including Keshet's online donation form.

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