droshe geshank

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Definitions

  • n. A short speech at a wedding announcing one's gift to the couple.

  • n. A wedding present.

Example Sentences

  • Traditionally the badkhn announced the wedding presents (droshe-geshank) given after the groom concluded his Talmudic discourse (droshe; Heb., derashah). (source)

  • "Now it was the custom that the guests at a wedding would say a droshe geshank, a little speech announcing the present that each guest is giving to the couple." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • דרשה־געשאַנק droshe-geshank, lit. 'drasha gift'

      • 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

      droshe geschank, drosche geschank, drosheh geshank, drasha geshank, drashe geshank

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