yoysher

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Definitions

  • n. Justice, fairness.

Example Sentences

  • "As the Kasrilevke Jews hear the ominous tidings of an encroaching outside world—tidings of pogroms and anti-Semitism—they nonetheless stubbornly refuse to give up their faith in the eventual triumph of yoysher (justice)." (The Shtetl: New Evaluations edited by Steven T. Katz)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y יושר yoysher

      • 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

      yoisher

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