gepokt un gemozlt

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Definitions

  • adj. Experienced, sophisticated, worldly.

Example Sentences

  • "He's already very gepokt un gemozlt."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • געפּאָקט און געמאָזלט gepokt un gemozlt, lit. 'poxed and measled' meaning 'having had smallpoxes and measles; having gone through childhood diseases'

      • 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

      gepockt un gemozlt, gepockt un gemozzlt, gepokt un gemozzlt, gepokt un gemazlt, gepockt un gemazlt, gepokt un gemazzled, gepokt un gemazled, gepakt un gemazled

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