farshlofener

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Definitions

  • n. A dull-witted person.

  • n. A sleepyhead.

Example Sentences

  • "Nothing’s worse than a long line and a farshlofener cashier." (source)

  • "Stop being a fahrshlofener and take out the trash!" (source)

  • "If I’m farshlofen, isn’t that an opinion?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרשלאָפֿענער farshlofener

      • 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

      farshlofenner, farshloffener, farshloffen, farshlofen, farshlofn

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