dover akher

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Definitions

  • n. An abomination.

  • n. A scoundrel.

  • n. A swine.

Example Sentences

  • "I take immense pleasure in rolling that profanity on my tongue as I will, in later years, roll other things (dover akher—treyfs and indecencies) on that same tongue." (source)

  • "The development of dover akher/illustrates how a bland, almost meaningless euphemism can end up needing a euphemism of its own: call a man a khazer and he might argue, call him a dover akher and he’ll sue." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y דבֿר־אַחר dover-akher, lit. 'something else'

      • 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

      dover acher

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