unkosher

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adjective

Not kosher.

Similar
treyfnonkosher
OriginEnglish kosher ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunkosher (not comparable)
  1. Judaisminformalnot comparableNot kosher.

    There are, according to Penansky, 4,000 ways a mezuzah can be "unkosher" (illegitimate): the parchment may tear or curl, a letter may have weakened.

    1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: treyf, nonkosher

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot kosher.

Similar
treyfnonkosher
Also see
possultreyfunorthodox

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishkosher
  9. Englishunkosher

From un- + kosher.

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Cite this entry
APA

unkosher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkosher

MLA

“unkosher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkosher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unkosher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkosher.

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