grois

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Definitions

  • adj. Complicated, complex.

  • adj. Large, big.

  • adj. Important, eminent.

Example Sentences

  • “He had a groise kashe on Rashi.” (Weiser)

  • “He's a groise thief; count your money after he leaves your room.” (Weiser)

  • “Everyone came to see the groise Rebbe.” (Weiser)

  • "Picture this: the eineklah aboard grois feter moishes shoulders, alte zaide and bubbe tapping their feet, and all present sing lazer’s niggun." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • גרױס groys

      • 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

      groise, groys, groyse

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