tuna bagel

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Pronunciations

tuna bagel (TOO-nuh BAY-gul) listen
tuna bagel (TOO-nuh BYE-gul) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A person (usually a young, Hasidic man) who appears to be religious but is somewhat or entirely unobservant.

  • n. A person (usually a young, Hasidic man) who is observant, but behaves or appears non-Hasidic.

Example Sentences

  • "Did you know that Duvid is going to learn at the Mir? What a tuna bagel."

  • "I rather be a tuna beigel than a yeshivshe shvuger, cuz yeshivish people are very cold people and tuna beigels at least have warm hearts" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • From the joke that, though one may be able to successfully conceal one's Hasidism, when they order a tuna bagel, their Chassidish accent is immediately recognizable in the word 'bagel' pronounced BY-gl.

      • Who Uses This

      • Hasidic

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

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      Alternative Spellings

      tuna beygel, tuna beigel, tuna beigl, tunabeigel, tunabeigl, tunabagel

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