paskudne

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Definitions

  • adj. Nasty, dirty.

Example Sentences

  • “What a paskudne-experience!” (NJY)

  • “Such paskudne treatment I never got anywhere else.” (NJY)

  • “That whole family is epes paskudne.” (NJY)

  • "The dining hall served a paskudne meal this evening." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּאַסקודנע paskudne

      • 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

      paskudneh

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