drey

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Definitions

  • v. To idle or stall; beat around the bush.

Example Sentences

  • "Pardon me if it sounds like I’m dreying..." (source)

  • "A rabbi shows up at my office one day unannounced; he’s dreying that he’s got 39 kids in his yeshiva with nowhere to live, so I buy him an apartment building; the next thing, I’m buying a school for another yeshiva." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • דרײען dreyen, lit. 'to turn'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      dray, drai, drei

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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