oolai

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Definitions

  • adv. Possibly.

  • adv. Improbably.

Example Sentences

  • “Oolai I'll go home for Shabbos. The Mashgiach didn't exactly say ‘no.” (Weiser)

  • “I don't think you're 100% right, but oolai your taina has some merit.” (Weiser)

  • "and if you come to eY with a teenager who’s oolai, already unstable, once s/he discovers ben yehuda/crack square – that’s it for her/him." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH אולי > Y אולי ulay

      • 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

      ulai, oolay, ulay, oolei, ulei

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