yungatsh

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Definitions

  • n. A brat, rascal.

Example Sentences

  • "To begin with, the congregation listens intently, but has only grasped the matter and is all unsettled when, from a distant corner a hand is raised and the cry rings out: Yungatsh (ruffian), desecration of god's name, get out!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • יונגאַטש yungatsh or yingatsh

      • 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

      yingatsh, yungatsch, yingatsch, yungatch

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