Yekke
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjɛkə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yekke is a noun meaning (sometimes mildly derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Yekke.
Meaning
(sometimes mildly derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Yekke.
Example Sentences
“No harm has been done,” he says, his supple Yiddish fitted with a stiffening wire of the German accent to which he and his fellow yekkes, even after sixty years, stubbornly cling.
Word Forms
- yekkes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yiddo, sheygets, shegetz, hebe, shkotz, landsman.
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