tsetumlter

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Definitions

  • n. A confused, scatterbrained person.

Example Sentences

  • “Oy, is she a tsetumlte.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • צעטומלטער tsetumlter

      • 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

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Notes

  • Masculine: tsetumlter.
    Feminine: tsetumlte.

    See also tsetumlt.

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