kanousdik

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Definitions

  • adj. Fervent, zealous.

Example Sentences

  • “His kanousdike musar gives some real chizuk, but its goals are a little unrealistic.” (Weiser)

  • "Some people love to tracht up things to be kanousdik about." (source)

  • "There are plenty of Orthodox schools which don’t have our crazy, kanousdik’e hakpados." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y קנאָותדיק kanoesdik

      • 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

      kanoisdik, kanoesdik, kanousdike, kanoisdike, kanoesdike

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