oreman

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Definitions

  • n. A poor man, pauper.

Example Sentences

  • "He is an oreman (poor man), who complains to Got (God), also known as Reboyne-shel-oylem (Master of the Universe), about all the tsores (troubles) that befall him, like an injury to his ferdl (little horse) right before Shabbes (the Sabbath)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אָרעמאַן oreman

      • 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).

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