Hebonics

H4E1B3O1N1I1C3S1

proper noun

The Jewish dialect of English.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. humorousThe Jewish dialect of English.

    Yossi needed a drink; he was still nervous and a bit shaky after his narrow escape from the '"chood," as they liked to call it in "Hebonics."

    2005, Hella Winston, Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels, page 61

Origin

Blend of Hebrew + Ebonics.

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Cite this entry
APA

Hebonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hebonics

MLA

“Hebonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hebonics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hebonics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hebonics.

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