gashmiusdik

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Definitions

  • n. Materialism.

Example Sentences

  • “Not every g'vir is gashmiusdik, but they are more likely.” (Weiser)

  • "We want to go on with our gashmiusdik lives as if nothing has happened. But we cannot." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y גשמיותדיק gashmyusdik

      • 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

      gashmiesdik, gashmiusdick, gashmiesdick

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