nit haynt gedakht

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Definitions

  • interj. May it never happen today (said of a past event); perish the thought.

Example Sentences

  • "when I got engaged nit heint gedacht...." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ניט הײַנט געדאַכט nit haynt gedakht, lit. 'not mentioned today'

      • 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

      nit haint gedakht, nit heint gedakht, nit heynt gedakht, nit haynt gedacht, nit haint gedacht, nit heint gedacht, nit heynt gedacht, nisht heynt gedacht, nisht heint gedacht, nisht haint gedacht, nisht haynt gedacht, nisht haynt gedakht, nisht haint gedakht, nisht heint gedakht, nisht heynt gedakht

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