gey in drerd

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Definitions

  • interj. Go to the devil! Go to hell!

Example Sentences

  • "I suppose 'Gey in drerd' (go to hell) may not be elegant enough for this yenta." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גײן אין דר’ערד geyn in dr'erd, lit. 'to go in the ground'

      • 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

      gay in drerd, gei in drerd, gai in drerd, gey in der erd, gay in der erd, gai in der erd, gei in der erd

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