narish
Definitions
adj. Foolish.
Example Sentences
"The only bizuy talmid chacham that happened here is when the talmid chochem was mevazeh himself by saying a narish shtus." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
נאַריש narish
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
narrish
Notes
See also nar and narishkeit.
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