yeshivish - Jewish English Lexicon

yeshivish

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Pronunciations

yeshivish

(yeh-SHEE-vish)

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Definitions

adj. Litvish; associated with the rationalistic Jewish Lithuanian tradition and non-Hasidic Black Hat communities.
n. The mix of English, Yiddish, and Hebrew in which people in Litvish communities speak.

Example Sentences

"He comes from a yeshivish family."
"Yeshivish includes many borrowings; its vocabulary consists of Yiddish, rabbinic Hebrew, Talmudic Aramaic and sometimes Modern Hebrew." (source)

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Languages of Origin

Yiddish

Etymology

ישיבֿה yeshive + יש- -ish adjective ending ("yeshivish" is itself not a Yiddish word)

Who Uses This

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

Regions

North America
Australia / New Zealand
South Africa

Dictionaries

Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

Alternative Spellings

yeshivishe

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