הוראַניצע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
הוראַ (hura) + ־ניצע (-nitse).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
הוראַניצע • (huranitse) f, plural הוראַניצעס (huranitses)
- (neologism, US) female equivalent of הוראַניק (huranik): female cheerleader
- Synonym: הוראַ־שרײַערין (hura-shrayerin)
Usage notes[edit]
- Most American Yiddish speakers are probably more likely to simply use טשירלידער (tshirlider) or טשירלידערין (tshirliderin) derived from English cheerleader; compare German Cheerleader and Cheerleaderin.
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cheerleader”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN