khoyzek

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Definitions

  • n. Ridicule, mockery.

Example Sentences

  • "Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of 'khoyzek' (ridicule), the boy is the object of sympathy." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y חוזק khoyzek

      • 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

      choyzek, choizek, khoizek

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