kop

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A head.

Example Sentences

  • “A boychik with big ideas, his kop – his head – bigger than his body” (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קאָפּ kop

      • 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).

Notes

  • plural: 'kep'

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