grepts
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Definitions

  • v. To burp.

  • n. A burp.

Example Sentences

  • “Nothing like a good hearty grepts.” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • noun: גרעפּץ grepts

    verb: גרעפּצן greptsn

      • 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).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      greptz, greps

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