sheynkayt

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Beauty.

  • n. A beautiful person.

Example Sentences

  • "'Would you believe that Gisele Bundchen is still the world’s highest paid model? She raked in $30.5 million over the past year.' Such a 'sheynkayt!'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שײנקײט sheynkeyt

      • 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

      shaynkayt, sheinkayt, sheinkait, sheynkait, sheinkait, sheynkeyt

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