Definitions

• n. “A unique or less than obvious rendering of a text: PARAPHRASE, TWIST.” (Weiser)
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• דערהערן derhern 'to get word of, learn'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

Alternative Spellings

darher, derher, deher