be machshil

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Definitions

  • v. To cause to stumble, often with reference to the way that a woman dresses.

Example Sentences

  • "Personally I don’t care how they dress at home. Just don’t be machshil me in the street!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Yiddish מכשיל זײַן makhshl zayn

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      be makhshl, be makhshil, be machshl, be makhshel, be machshel

Notes

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

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