possul

P3O1S1S1U1L1
/ˈpɒsl̩/

adjective

Invalid for ceremonial or official purposes.

Opposite
Scrabble 8

Meanings

adjectivepossul (not comparable)

alternative passul · alternative pasul · alternative posl · alternative posul

  1. Judaismnot comparableInvalid for ceremonial or official purposes.

    You should not use your best friends as witnesses as they may be considered prejudiced and may possibly be considered posul as witnesses.

    1990 December 13, David Suna, “MARRIAGE VIA INTERCOURSE”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
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    Perhaps you should avoid this Chabad house--by your standards their sefer torah is probably possul, since it's only been checked and fixed by a chalav stam drinker.

    1994 July 25, Matthew P Wiener, “Why are Hasidim speaking for all Orthodox”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)

    I’ve seen many taleisim before, dose of Chayim and Yossel. But as for your tallis, I must say, dis iz definitely possul. I could vork on your tallis some more, but it really doesn’t pay. If I vere you, I vould buy a new tallis, and throw dis old von avay.

    1998 March 9, Gabriel Z. Wasserman, “Purim stuff”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
  2. Jewishnot comparablelawNot permitted for consumption

    Synonyms: treyf, nonkosher, unkosher · Antonyms: kosher

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot permitted for consumption

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Origin

  1. Hebrewפָּסוּל
  2. Yiddishפּסול
  3. Englishpossul

Borrowed from Yiddish פּסול (posl), from Hebrew פָּסוּל (pasúl).

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