haimish

H4A1I1M3I1S1H4

adjective

homey, folksy

OriginYiddish היימיש →
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Meanings

adjectivehaimish (comparative more haimish, superlative most haimish)

comparative more haimish · superlative most haimish · alternative heimish · alternative heymish · alternative haimisch · alternative hymish

  1. homey, folksy

    The subject matter covers everything from New York nightclubs to settlements in Gaza, and the tone ranges from the haimish to the horrific.

    2007 January 10, A.O. Scott, “A Film Festival for a Jewish World That Spans the Globe”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Yiddishהיימיש
  2. Englishhaimish

From Yiddish היימיש (heymish) (compare German heimisch).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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