tsniusdik

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Pronunciations

tsniusdik (TSNEE-us-dihk) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Of or related to modesty, especially according to Orthodox norms of dress, comportment, and gender interaction.

Example Sentences

  • "That skirt isn't tsniusdik."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y צניעותדיק tsníesdik

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

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      Alternative Spellings

      tzniesdik, tsniesdik, tzniusdik, tsniusdik, tsniusdig, tsniyusdik, tsniyusdig, tzniyusdig, tzniyusdik

Notes

  • See also tznius.

    One user reports that the word can be combined with the English morphemes "-able" and "-un", creating "untsniufiable," meaning it is impossible to be made tsnius or tsniusdik, as in "That children's book had so many pictures of people in bathing suits, it was untsniufiable!"

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