yingl

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Pronunciations

yingl (YEEN-gl) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A boy.

Example Sentences

  • "Yingl, that's a really good question! You’re very smart--like another Einstein." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ייִנגל yingl

      • 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

      yingel

Notes

  • Yingl is the diminutive of yung and yingele is the iminutive.

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