Definitions
n. Disparagement.
n. Indignity.
Example Sentences
“Don't make excuses for me; I meant what I said as a gnai.” (Weiser)
“It's a gnai for the Rosh Yeshiva to wear such an old hat.” (Weiser)
"kavod hames? why mention his gnai?? Maybe its better for his neshama that we not bring up his only blemish in an otherwise perfect record" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y גנאַי gnai 'shame'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
g'nai, gnay, g'nay, gnei, g'nei
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