be metsaer

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Definitions

  • v. To grieve.

  • v. To worry.

Example Sentences

  • "She's metsaer—her dad just passed away."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y מצער זײַן metsaer zayn

      • 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

      be metzaer, be metsa'er, be metza'er

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