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Yidglish

Yidglish noun: a variety of English, influenced by Yiddish, spoken by the Jewish population of New York.

Noun

Yidglish (uncountable)

  1. A variety of English, influenced by Yiddish, spoken by the Jewish population of New York

Origin of Yidglish

Blend of Yiddish + English.

Questions about Yidglish

What does Yidglish mean?
Yidglish means a variety of English, influenced by Yiddish, spoken by the Jewish population of New York.
What part of speech is Yidglish?
Yidglish is a noun.

Words near Yidglish in the dictionary

  1. Yiddishness
  2. Yiddishy
  3. yiddo
  4. yiddos
  5. Yidgha
  6. Yidglish
  7. Yidinj
  8. Yidiny
  9. yidishkayt
  10. Yidishkeit
  11. yidishkeyt

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