ganeyvish

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Definitions

  • adj. Thievish, sneaky.

Example Sentences

  • "Well, I don't know how else to say it to you, so I'll just say it my way: the ganeyvish schticklich coming from the governments and the, you know, the bankers and the Wall Street. You know it." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y גנבֿיש ganeyvish

      • 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

      ganayvish

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