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- [hey-mish]
- /ˈheɪ mɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hey-mish]
- /ˈheɪ mɪʃ/
Definitions of haimish word
- adjective haimish homey; cozy and unpretentious. 1
- adjective haimish having qualities associated with a homelike atmosphere; simple, warm, relaxed, cozy, unpretentious, etc. 0
- adjective haimish homey, folksy. 0
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Origin of haimish
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < Yiddish heymish, Middle High German heimisch, Old High German heimisc “pertaining to the home”; see home, -ish1
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Parts of speech for Haimish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
haimish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
haimish usage trend in Literature
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