adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a yeshiva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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yeshivish
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to the culture of non-Hasidic Haredi Jews.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning 3
A sociolect of English, incorporating Yiddish, Hebrew, and other languages, spoken by many Orthodox Jews and associated with the culture of yeshiva.
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Synonyms: Yeshiva English
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English yeshiva Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English yeshivish From yeshiva + -ish.
Either a blend of yeshiva + English, or yeshiva + -ish.