Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narishkeit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nar-ishkeit
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang; Uncountable

noun

irrelevant, everyday matters

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Trust me: there is NO traditional authentic Jewish PRIMARY source [Rishon or Acharon] (and I'm not referring to Rabbi Sally or Rabbi Suzy from the non-O clergy, or for that matter Rabbi Murray or Rabbi Irving from the O clergy, or even from some naarishkeit written from Aish haTorah or Artscroll; but to a recognized Posek who has authored "sefarim") who gives the reason for spilling drops of wine at the Seder as "sorrow over the death of the poor Egyptians"."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt).

Usage

Inflected Forms

naarishkeit (alternative)

Questions

What does narishkeit mean?: foolishness
Where does narishkeit come from?: Borrowed from Yiddish נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt).

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