English Explanatory Dictionary

yeshivish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a yeshiva.
  2. Relating to the culture of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews.
name
  1. A sociolect of English, incorporating Yiddish, Hebrew, and other languages, spoken by many Orthodox Jews and associated with the culture of yeshiva.

Word forms

yeshivish

Etymology

From yeshiva + -ish.

Synonyms

Yeshiva English
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