yungelayt

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Definitions

  • n. pl. Young men.

Example Sentences

  • "Also, I wonder why for bochurim it is 'considered' OK to freeze half to death, and for yungelayt it is permitted to use warm hats." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יונגע־לײַט yunge-layt

      • 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

      yungeleit, yungeleyt, yungelait

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