shray khay vekayem

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Definitions

  • v. To protest in vain.

Example Sentences

  • "He continued to shray khay vekayem even though he knew it was a lost cause."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y שרײַען חי וקיים shrayen khay vekayem, lit. 'to shout "living and eternal (God)"'

      • 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

      shray chay vekayem, shrai chai vekayem, shrei chei vekayem, shrei khei vekayem, shrai khai vekayem

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