YIDDISHISM


Meaning of YIDDISHISM in English

-diˌshizəm noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: yiddish (I) + -ism

1. : a movement characterized by advocacy of the Yiddish language and culture

2. : a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.