oygen breven

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Pronunciations

oygen breven (OY-gehn BREH-vehn) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Eyebrows.

Example Sentences

  • "She has bushy oygen breven!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • Y אױגען 'eyes' + E 'brow' pronounced with a Yiddish accent and pluralized with the Yiddish suffix 'ן-' n

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      oygen brevin, oygen brevn, oigen brevn, oigen brevin, oigen breven

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