stam azoy

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Pronunciations

stam azoy (STAHM ah-ZOY) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Just like that; for no reason.

Example Sentences

  • "Interesting – I wonder what reason the man could have to be called up that way. Obviously, there must be a purpose of some kind, because a gabbai would not do something like that just stam azoy, I would think." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y סתם אַזױ stam azoy

      • 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

      stam azoi

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