ימח־שמו

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Yiddish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Ashkenazi Hebrew ימח שמו (yimákh shmóy, may his name be obliterated).

Interjection[edit]

ימח־שמו (yemakh-shmoy)

  1. Traditional Jewish curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.
    Synonyms: ימח־שמו־וזכרו (yemakh-shmoy-vezikhroy), יש״ו (y.sh.v.)
    היטלער, ימח־שמו, איז געשטאָרבן אין בערלין.
    hitler, yemakh-shmoy, iz geshtorbn in berlin.
    Hitler, curse his name, died in Berlin.

Derived terms[edit]