Definitions

  • n. A big celebration.

  • n. (ironic) A big deal.

Example Sentences

  • "We're going to have a gdule when he gets back home."

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y גדולה gdule 'glory'

    • 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

      gedule, gduleh, geduleh, gedile, gedileh

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