narish

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/ˈnɑɹɪʃ/

adjective

foolish, silly

“He was such a narish little boychik, always the class clown.”

OriginYiddish נאַריש →
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Meanings

adjectivenarish (comparative more narish, superlative most narish)

comparative more narish · superlative most narish

  1. EnglishJewishJudaismfoolish, silly

    He was such a narish little boychik, always the class clown.

Origin

  1. Yiddishנאַריש
  2. Englishnarish

Borrowed from Yiddish נאַריש (narish). Cognate with German närrisch.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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