got zol ophitn

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Definitions

  • interj. God forbid.

Example Sentences

  • "One says 'Got zol ophitn' if one has spoken of something bad or undesirable, but kinehore if one has spoken of something good and does not wish to put a hex on it — for example, 'My son is first in his graduating class, kinehore.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גאָט זאָל אָפּהיטן got zol ophitn, lit. 'God will protect'

      • 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

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