tayvl

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Definitions

  • n. A devil.

  • n. The devil.

Example Sentences

  • "Some critics probably think Sacha Baron Cohen is a tayvl right about now." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • טײַוול tayvl

      • 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]).

      Alternative Spellings

      tayvel, taivl, taivel, tievl, tievel, teyvel, teyvl, teuvel, teuvl, teufl, teufel

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