fayfer

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Pronunciations

fayfer (FYE-fur)

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Definitions

  • n. A whistler, piper.

  • n. A loud, aggressive person.

  • n. A braggart; a conceited person.

Example Sentences

  • “She married a real fayfer.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿײַפֿער fayfer 'lit. whistler'

      • 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

      fifer, feifer, feyfer

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