Meanings
adjectiveYekkish (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the Yekkes
Origin
- Yiddishיעקיש
- EnglishYekkish
Borrowed from Yiddish יעקיש (yekish), equivalent to Yekke + -ish.
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German jeckisch
- jeckischTranslations
Yiddish יעקיש
- יעקיש (yekish)Translations
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APA
Yekkish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yekkish
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“Yekkish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yekkish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yekkish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yekkish.
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