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Alter Noyef (AHL-ter NOY'-ef) n. A dirty old man; a "cringy" or annoying person.
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Alter Noyef (AHL-ter NOY'-ef) n. A dirty old man; a "cringy" or annoying person.
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#yiddish #weirdwordwednesday
Fun word lots of thoughts
Fun article https://momentmag.com/jewish-word-zaftig/
The Yiddish word zaftig (zoftik) means "juicy" or "succulent" and comes from the word zaft, which means "juice" or "sap". It entered the English language between the mid-1800s and the early 1900s and became a common adjective in the 1930s
What does Zoftig mean in slang?
-having a full rounded figure
-pleasingly plump.
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