heypekh

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Definitions

  • n. Opposite, contrary.

  • adj. Opposite, contrary.

Example Sentences

  • "To become a member, applicants are required [to be] voted in by existing members of the 'heypekh' (opposite) sex." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y היפּוך heypekh

      • 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

      haypekh, haipekh, heipekh, heypech, haypech, haipech, heipech

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