bobes tam

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Definitions

  • n. Bad taste.

  • adj. Tasteless, inferior.

Example Sentences

  • "Thankfully, it’s not needed often. But when a new soup disappointed recently, the stock and spices fighting each other to a bland draw, bobes tam was out of my mouth before the first spoonful." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • באָבעס טעם 'bubbe's taste'

      • 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

      bubbes tam, bubes tam, bobbes tam, bubbies tam, bubbys tam

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