tsu got un tsu layt

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Definitions

  • adj. Perfect in every way; upright, proper, respectable.

Example Sentences

  • "Our family was, as the saying goes 'tsu got un tsu layt' [Tr. Note: Honest, decent, and god–fearing]." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • צו גאָט און צו לײַט tsu got un tsu layt, 'acting properly toward all', lit. 'to God and to people'

      • 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

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