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yasher koach

/ˌjɑːʃəɹ ˈkoʊəx/

yasher koach interjection: good job!, well done!

Interjection

  1. (Judaism) good job!, well done!

Origin of yasher koach

Borrowed from Yiddish יישר כּוח (yasher koyekh)

Questions about yasher koach

What does yasher koach mean?
Yasher koach means good job!, well done!
What part of speech is yasher koach?
Yasher koach is an interjection.
How do you pronounce yasher koach?
Yasher koach is pronounced /ˌjɑːʃəɹ ˈkoʊəx/.

Words near yasher koach in the dictionary

  1. YASDs
  2. yaself
  3. Yasgur
  4. Yash
  5. Yasha
  6. yasher koach
  7. yashiki
  8. yashikis
  9. Yashin
  10. yashiro
  11. yashmac

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