haymishe

H4A1Y4M3I1S1H4E1

adjective

familiar; everyday; homely.

OriginYiddish היימישע →
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Meanings

adjectivehaymishe (comparative more haymishe, superlative most haymishe)

comparative more haymishe · superlative most haymishe

  1. familiar; everyday; homely.

    A haymishe but thoroughly regressive, look at dilemmas past.

    1988 June 10, Anthony Adler, “Berlin, Jerusalem and the Moon”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Yiddishהיימישע
  2. Englishhaymishe

From Yiddish היימישע (heymishe).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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