Gott

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Pronunciations

Gott (GUHT) listen

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Definitions

  • n. God.

Example Sentences

  • "Oy! Gott in himmel! I’m nauseated by it. Look, I’m Mike’s mother-in-law. I’ve known the kid for 14 years — the best of him, the worst of him. The worst of him is fabulous. So I’m trying to figure out, What in God’s name is going on?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גאָט got

      • 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

      Got, Gut, Gutt

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