toyg
Definitions
v. To be good for; to qualify.
Example Sentences
"But the State of Israel is holy; the government toig nisht [not]." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y טױגן toygn
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
toig
Notes
See also toyg af kapores.
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