Jewish English

proper noun

The interrelated socio-ethnolects of the English language used by the Jews of Anglophonic countries, typically peppered with religious or cultural influences from Hebrew, Yiddish, and other Jewish languages (though usually not to the same extent as Yeshivish, which is essentially English but with extensive use of Aramaic, Hebrew and Yiddish terminology related to halacha (Jewish law) and Gemara learning).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The interrelated socio-ethnolects of the English language used by the Jews of Anglophonic countries, typically peppered with religious or cultural influences from Hebrew, Yiddish, and other Jewish languages (though usually not to the same extent as Yeshivish, which is essentially English but with extensive use of Aramaic, Hebrew and Yiddish terminology related to halacha (Jewish law) and Gemara learning).
adjectiveJewish English (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, produced by, or originating from the Jews of England or Britain
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APA

Jewish English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewish%20English

MLA

“Jewish English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewish%20English. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jewish English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jewish%20English.

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