kine-sine

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Pronunciations

kine-sine (KIH-nuh-SIH-nuh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Rivalry, animosity.

Example Sentences

  • "He had such kine-sine with his roommate it was horrible."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y קינאה־שׂינאה kine-sine from TH קִנְאָה וְשִׂנְאָה kin'á v'sin'á, lit. 'envy and hatred' 

      • 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

      kinne-sinne, kinne sinne, kine sine, kinnesinne, kinesine

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