kamtsn

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Definitions

  • n. A stingy person, miser.

Example Sentences

  • "He's such a kamtsn; he doesn't pay for anything."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y קמצן kamtsn

      • 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

      kamtsen, kamtzen, kamtzn

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