oys kapelitsh makher

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Definitions

  • adj. No more a big wheel; downgraded.

Example Sentences

  • "He's oys kapelitsh makher ever since he lost his job."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אויס קאַפּעליטש מאַכער oys kapelitsh makher, lit. 'no longer a hat maker'

      • 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

      oys kapelitsh macher, ois kapelitsh makher, ois kapelitsh macher

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