פראייר

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• פְרָיֶר (defective spelling), פְרָיֶיר

Etymology

From Odessa Yiddish פֿרײַער (frayer, “dupe, someone who is easily swindled”), itself from German Freier (“john, someone who buys sex”).

Compare Russian фра́ер (frájer), Polish frajer, Romanian fraier.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈfʀa.jeʀ/

Noun

פראייר \ פְרָיֶר • (fráier) m (plural indefinite פראיירים)

1. (slang) A sucker, patsy or sap; one who accedes to all requests, and is easily taken advantage of.
   • 2003, Hadag Nahash (lyrics and music), “Frayerim”:

     (ונעשה מילואים) נשלם המיסים
     (ונעמוד בפקקים) אותנו לא דופקים
     (אנחנו בטח, בטח, בטח לא)
     אנחנו בטח לא פראיירים

     (we'll be reservists) Pay our taxes
     (get stuck in traffic) We're not screwed over
     (we are fershur, fershur, fershur)
     We for sure ain't frayerim.

See also

• פראייר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Further reading

• Shahar Ilan (שחר אילן), "Thou shalt not be a freier", in Haaretz (הארץ), 2007 January 30.
• Balashon: freier