yidene

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Definitions

  • n. A Jewish woman.

  • n. (derogatory) An elderly Jewish woman.

  • n. One's wife.

  • n. A gossipy, shallow person.

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Example Sentences

  • "Writing about what it means to be a Jew – a Jew from an interfaith family, from the Midwest, a gay Jew, a Jewish woman, a yidene -makes me feel vulnerable." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ייִדענע yidene

      • 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

      yidenne, yideneh, yidenneh

Notes

  • See also yid.

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