nishkoshe

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Definitions

  • adv. Not bad; so-so; bearable.

Example Sentences

  • "I was about to enjoy a Cecil’s feast and I was going to feel right at home in the Twin Cities. Nishkoshe." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • נישקשה nishkoshe

      • 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

      nishkosheh, nischkosche, nischkoscheh

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