zog gornit

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Definitions

  • interj. Say nothing.

Example Sentences

  • "Then in all innocence, they can look to the left and then to the right, and then put their right forefinger to their lips, wink and murmur, 'zog gornisht' -- 'say nothing'." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זאָג גאָרניט zog gornit

      • 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

      zog gornisht, zug gornit, zug gornisht

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