nishkoshe
Definitions
adv. Not bad; so-so; bearable; good enough.
Example Sentences
"I was about to enjoy a Cecil’s feast and I was going to feel right at home in the Twin Cities. Nishkoshe." (source)
“She added a pair of earrings and a scarf to her outfit so she would look nishkosheh enough to attend the party.”
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
נישקשה nishkoshe
- 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
nishkosheh, nischkosche, nischkoscheh
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