הוראַניק
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
הוראַ (hura) + ־ניק (-nik), with הוראַ (hura, “hooray!”) being cognate to German hurra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
הוראַניק • (huranik) m, plural הוראַניקעס (huranikes), feminine הוראַניצע (huranitse)
- (neologism, US) cheerleader
- Synonym: הוראַ־שרײַער (hura-shrayer)
Usage notes[edit]
- Most American Yiddish speakers are probably more likely to simply use טשירלידער (tshirlider) derived from English cheerleader; compare German Cheerleader.
References[edit]
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cheerleader”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN