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yeshivish

yeshivish adjective: relating to a yeshiva.

Adjective

yeshivish (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a yeshiva.
  2. Relating to the culture of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews.

Proper noun capitalized: Yeshivish

Yeshivish

  1. A sociolect of English, incorporating Yiddish, Hebrew, and other languages, spoken by many Orthodox Jews and associated with the culture of yeshiva.
    Synonyms:
    Yeshiva English

Synonyms of yeshivish

Origin of yeshivish

From yeshiva + -ish.

Either a blend of yeshiva + English, or yeshiva + -ish.

Questions about yeshivish

What does yeshivish mean?
Yeshivish means relating to a yeshiva.
What part of speech is yeshivish?
Yeshivish can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near yeshivish in the dictionary

  1. yeshiva
  2. Yeshiva English
  3. yeshivah
  4. yeshivahs
  5. yeshivas
  6. yeshivish
  7. yeshivos
  8. yeshivot
  9. yeshivoth
  10. Yeshua
  11. Yesidi

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