aynredenish

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Pronunciations

aynredenish (EYEN-red-ih-nish) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A misconception, self-delusion, fantasy.

Example Sentences

  • “She has an aynredenish that he hates tea.” (NJY)

  • “An aynredenish is worse than a disease." (NJY)

  • “My aynredenish is that you can get Iowans to pronounce the kh’s in khokhem the way Jews do—and Scots can.” (NJY)

  • "Moving on to vehicles in games, every vehicle has its own acceleration and max speed. But sometimes, people can’t help it, and hold down W with more pressure than necessary in the aynredenish that this will somehow increase their speed. It usually doesn’t, but you’re sure to increase your keyboard’s rate of deterioration!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אײַנרעדעניש aynredenish

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      einredenish, ainredenish, aynrednish, einrednish, ainrednish, eynredenish, eynrednish

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