Definitions

  • interj. Not much of a... You call that a...

Example Sentences

  • "Oykh mir a standing-desk" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אױך מיר אַ oykh mir a

    • 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

      oikh mir a, oich mir a, oikh mir a

Notes

  • See also ech mir.

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