Yiddishism

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proper noun

The Yiddishist movement.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Yiddishist movement.
nounYiddishism (plural Yiddishisms)

plural Yiddishisms

  1. rhetoricA word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language.

    Is this term indeed derived from Tanach or other holy books? Or is it just a nonsensical "Yiddishism" that kind of made it through the generations from grandmothers to their kids?

    2024 January 11, Yehuda, Stack Exchange, archived from the original on 29 May 2024

Origin

From Yiddish + -ism.

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Translations

German Jiddischismus, Jiddismus
  • JiddischismusYiddishist movement
  • Jiddismusword or phrase
Polish jidyszyzm, jidyszyzm
  • jidyszyzmYiddishist movement
  • jidyszyzmword or phrase
Ukrainian їдиши́зм
  • їдиши́зм (jidyšýzm)word or phrase
Yiddish ייִדישיזם
  • ייִדישיזם (yidishizm)Yiddishist movement
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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