Meanings
adjectivemakpid (comparative more makpid, superlative most makpid)
comparative more makpid · superlative most makpid
- JewishStringent or particular about a rule.
If I see a young man and woman out on a date in the US, would I not assume that even if they were makpid on kashrut, they might not be as makpid on negia Or even on pre-marital sex? After all, that is exceedingly common in the US today, and it's even made inroads among ostensibly Orthodox Jews.
2006 June 9, Lisa, “LESBIAN & GAY SHABBAT DINNER - 5 JUNE -- RODEPH SHOLOM (NYC)”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Cite this entry
APA
makpid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makpid
MLA
“makpid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makpid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “makpid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/makpid.
Source: makpid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.