oyverbotl

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Definitions

  • adj. Senile.

Example Sentences

  • "In her old age, she has become oyverbotl."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y עובֿר־בטל oyver-botl

      • 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

      oyverbotle, oyverbotel, oiverbotl, oiverbotel, oyver botl, eyver botl, eyverbotl

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