hob in drerd

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Definitions

  • v. To not care about, not give a hoot for.

Example Sentences

  • "I hob in drerd what you say; I do what I want."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • האָבן אין דר’ערד hobn in dr'erd, lit. 'to have in the ground'

      • 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

      hob in der erd

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