timtum

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Definitions

  • n. An androgynous person.

  • n. A feminine man.

  • n. A loss.

Example Sentences

  • “He may read a lot, but he’s a timtum.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH טומטום > Y טומטום tumtem

      • 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

      timtoom, tumtem, toomtem, tumtim, toomtim

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