shvegerin

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Definitions

  • n. A sister-in-law.

Example Sentences

  • "On August 21, 1934, Fat Charlie arrived at the home of his shvegerin to take her to the family cottage in the country." (Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada by Stephen Schneider)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שװעגערין shvegerin

      • 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

      schvegerin

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