gornisht mit gornisht

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Definitions

  • n. Absolutely nothing.

  • adj. Worthless.

Example Sentences

  • "They are mamesh gornisht mit gornisht business men." (source)

  • "It occurred to me that I could be writing about turning 70 this month, and the Psalmist calls 'threescore years and 10' a full lifespan. But 70 down here in Fort Myers is no big deal, since so many L’CHAYIM readers have already blown right past that so it’s gornisht mit gornisht, right?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גאָרנישט מיט גאָרנישט gornisht mit gornisht, lit. 'nothing with nothing'

      • 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

      gurnisht mit gurnisht, gurnischt mit gurnischt, gornischt mit gornischt

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