This week’s theme
Words borrowed from Yiddish

This week’s words
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frum
shonda
yichus
gelt

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PRONUNCIATION:

(froom) [short oo, as in book]

MEANING:

adjective: Religious; observant of religious laws.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Yiddish frum, from Middle High German vrum (pious). Modern German fromm (pious). Earliest documented use: 1889.

USAGE:

“And I say this even though some of my best friends are frum and I’m a completely fake agnostic, because I still quietly recite the Shema [a liturgical prayer] when things get awkward.”
Jonathan Margolis; Not Strictly Kosher; The Guardian (London, UK); Nov 30, 2009.

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