bilbl

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Definitions

  • n. Calumny, libel.

Example Sentences

  • "In the case of the Józefowicz blood libel, though, the 'bilbul,' or blood libel accusation, was instigated by the Frankist Jews against the Wojslawice rabbinate." (source)

  • "I will not be part of a blood bilbul." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y בילבול bilbl

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      bilbull, bilbul, bilbel, bilbell

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