khap arayn
Definitions
v. To seize an opportunity; to seize the moment.
Example Sentences
"That's why this custom of a heykhe kdushe developed in the first place - so that people pressed for time and therefore unable to wait for a full-length chazaras ha-shatz could at least khap arayn the Kedushah with the chazzan before finishing the rest of the Shemoneh Esreh on their own."
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
אַרײַנכאַפּן araynkhapn
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
chap arayn, khap arein, chap arein, khap areyn, chap areyn, khap arain, chap arain, chop arayn, chop arain, chop arein, chop areyn, khop arein, khop areyn, khop arain, khop arayn
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
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