Definitions

  • adj. Premediated, calculated.

Example Sentences

  • “His way of paskening is very oisgerechened and rarely creates controversy.” (Weiser)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אױ'סגערעכנט oysgerekhnt 'judicious'

    • 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

      oysgerechened, oisgerekhened, oysgerekhened

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