yakhsn

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Definitions

  • n. A privileged person.

  • n. Someone who brags about having a respected family history.

Example Sentences

  • "First of all I would never fly in a small plane like that here, but there, I'm a yakhsen. I'm a real knoker [big shot]. So sure, I'll go anyplace in Israel." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y יחסן yakhsn

      • Who Uses This

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

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      yachsn, yakhsen, yachsen

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