farputst

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Pronunciations

farputst (far-PUUTST) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Dressed-up, decked out in finery; overembellished.

Example Sentences

  • "'Look how farputst!' A husband suprises a wife by putting on a clean shirt with cuff links attached to it, and wearing a tie that he usually saves only for bar mitzvahs and weddings. Immediately the wife is wondering if he's got something going on the side. She says, 'So, where are you are going so farputst?' And if he says, 'Oh, nowhere,' then he's in trouble." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרפּוצן farputsn 'to adorn'

      • 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

      farpootst

Notes

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