azes

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Definitions

  • n. Insulence, nerve, brazenness.

Example Sentences

  • "He has such azes to do a thing like that!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y עזות azes

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      azus, azis, aziskeit, azeskeit, azuskeit, aziskait, azeskait, azuskait, azeskayt, azuskayt, aziskayt, aziskeyt, azeskeyt, azuskeyt

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