foyler

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A lazy person.

Example Sentences

  • "So I stuck it in the verse I wrote, along with sholkik (sholtik, sholtak) 'an idler, a good-for-nothing' and foyler 'sluggard.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿוילער foyler

      • 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

      foiler

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