הולטאַי

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Likely from Polish hultaj, apparently from Ukrainian гультяй (hulʹtjaj).

Noun

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הולטאַי (hultaym, plural הולטאַיעס (hultayes)

  1. (derogatory) libertine, rascal, scoundrel, bastard, rogue