narishkeit

Definitions

• n. "A triviality." (Rosten)
  

• n. "Foolishness." (Rosten)
  

Example Sentences

• "Why would we even discuss such narishkeit?"
  

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• נאַרישקײט nárishkayt
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Alternative Spellings

narishkayt, narishkeyt