makkes

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Pronunciations

makkes (MAH-kiss) listen

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Definitions

  • n. (plural) Nothing.

  • n. (singular or plural) A boil, abscess; plague.

Example Sentences

  • “You’ll get makes.” (NJY)

  • A father to his son: "Kosher kinder or you'll get makkes." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y מכּות 'lit. plagues'

      • 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

      makes, make, makke

Notes

  • Singular 'makke'.
    Plural 'makkes'.

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