peyger

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Definitions

  • v. (of an animal) To die.

  • n. A carcass.

Example Sentences

  • "They will not survive those 7-10 years intact (and may they peyger after less than a year of hazing and other torment)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y פּגרן‎ peygern, פּגר peyger

      • 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

      payger, peiger, paiger

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