farshlepte krenk

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Definitions

  • n. A long, drawn-out story.

  • n. An obnoxious person.

  • n. A chronic illness.

Example Sentences

  • "[After completing a long story] A farshlepte krenk, IMHO" (source)

  • "She called this last period of unwanted days her farshlepte krenk (endlessly long, drawn-out illness) and hoped that one day there would be right to die laws in all states." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרשלעפּטע קרענק farshlepte krenk, lit. 'drawn-out sickness'

      • 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

      farschlepte krenk, farshlepteh krenk, farschlepteh krenk

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