boykhveytik

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Definitions

  • n. A stomach ache; indigestion.

Example Sentences

  • "Accumulating 'Detsember khoyv' (December debt) is a bad way to end 'dos yor.' It leads to 'Yanuar boykhveytik' (January indigestion)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • בױכװײטיק boykhveytik

      • 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

      boykhveytick, boychveytik, boychveytick, boikhveytik, boikhveytick, boichveytik, boichveytick, boykhvaytik, boykhvaytick, boychvaytik, boychvaytick, boikhvaytik, boikhvaytick, boichvaytik, boichvaytick

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