getchke

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Definitions

  • n. An idol; something worshipped as a god.

Example Sentences

  • "And you chap we should only get excited about Hashem, not about human beings, because then you're turning human beings into getchkas, avoda zarah, which we don't want anyone to do." (source)

  • "This means that the book in your hotel room isn’t a symbol just of goyishkeit, the way an altar to some getchke would be. It’s a halfway point, poised between a’z mamash and lehavdil avodas H”Y that will be the chelek of the whole world very soon.." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • געטשקע getshke 'idol (diminutive)'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      getchka, getshka, getshke

Notes

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

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