Etymology

luftgeschaeft

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Today it means: A meaningless or unproductive job, which contributes little or no value to society. Full definition →

Yiddish לופֿט געשעפֿט ← German Luftgeschäft
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  1. German · derived fromLuftgeschäft
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromלופֿט געשעפֿט
  3. English todayluftgeschaeft

From Yiddish לופֿט געשעפֿט (luft gesheft), from German Luftgeschäft, from Luft (“air”) + Geschäft (“business”); with spelling influenced by the orthography of the German term.

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