בלשון־נקיה

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• בלשון נקיה (beloshn nekie)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew. Literally, “in clean language, in plain language” in Hebrew.

Adverb

בלשון־נקיה • (beloshn-nekie)

1. euphemistically

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלשון נקיה” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בלשון־נקיה”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN