roshe merushe

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Definitions

  • n. An extremely evil person.

  • n. An extremely antisemitic person.

Example Sentences

  • "That roshe merushe caused a lot of problems for the Jews in the neighborhood."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • רשע־מרושע roshe-merushe

      • 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

      rosheh merusheh

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