oisgevept

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Definitions

  • adj. Fatigued, beat.

  • adj. Feable, limp.

  • adj. Having lost freshness.

Example Sentences

  • “He was oisgevept after the long game.” (Weiser)

  • “The oisgevept substitute let the class out early." (Weiser)

  • “You've left the cap off too long; the soda's oisgevept.” (Weiser)

  • "But with all of the pressure and all of the force and all the strong bubbles, when the seltzer remained in a glass for a while, it became “oisgevept”; it fizzled out." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אױסגעװעפּט oysgevept

      • 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

      oisgevepte, oysgevept, oysgevepte

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