glat azoy

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Definitions

  • adv. For no particular reason; just for fun; just like that.

Example Sentences

  • "The anonymous Jew who approaches him, however, is shown to be free of such restrictions: he wants to talk 'glat azoy' (just for fun / just like that, 349), leisurely asking the narrator about news from St. Petersburg, even though he himself just recently departed the city." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גלאַט אַזױ glat azoy

      • 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

      glatt azoy, glat azoi, glatt azoi

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