tsedudlter

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Definitions

  • n. A confused, mixed-up, crazy person.

Example Sentences

  • “A tsedudlter said that if he found a million dollars in the street, he would keep it—unless, of course, he discovered that it belong to some poor man, in which case he would return it at once.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • perhaps צעדולטער tsudulter

      • 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

      tsedoodelter, tsedoodelte, tsedudlte, tsududlter, tsududlte, tzududlter, tzududlte, tsudulter, tsudulte, tzudulte, tzudulter, tsedulter, tsedulte, tzedulter, tzedulte, tzedoodelter, tzedoodelte, tzudoodelter, tzudoodelte, tsudoodelte

Notes

  • Masculine: tsedudlter.
    Feminine: tsedudlte.

    See also tsedudlt.

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