"mieskeit" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-mieskeit.wav Forms: mieskeits [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish מיאוסקייט (mieskeyt, “an ugly person”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|מיאוסקייט||an ugly person|tr=mieskeyt}} Yiddish מיאוסקייט (mieskeyt, “an ugly person”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mieskeit (plural mieskeits)
  1. (chiefly Jewish slang) An ugly person. Tags: Jewish, slang

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