oifen

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Definitions

  • n. Style, way, manner.

  • n. An instance, circumstance.

Example Sentences

  • “He dresses in a certain oifen You can't miss him in a crowd.” (Weiser)

  • “He teaches in such a complicated oifen that he loses everyone in minutes.” (Weiser)

  • “If it's an oifen of self-defense, you can do almost anything to protect yourself.” (Weiser)

  • "There are more guys in the Mir wasting their time, in a less yeshivishe oifen, and being in a brisker yeshiva and becoming a brisker are not at all synonymous." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH אופן > Y אופֿן oyfn

      • 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

      oyfen, oifn, oyfn

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