moykhl

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Definitions

  • interj. (ironic) No thanks; never mind.

Example Sentences

  • "Want a kick right up your you’ll-pardon-the-expression?" "Moykhl. No thanks!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y מוחל moykhl

      • 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

      moichl, moychl, moikhl, moychel, moykhel, moikhel, moichel

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