abi
Pronunciations
abi | (ah-BEE) | listen |
Definitions
adv. At least; as long as.
Example Sentences
"Politics, shmolitics, abi gezunt."
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Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
אַבי abi
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
abee
Notes
See also abi gezunt and abi me lebt.
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