geteisem

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חטאתים‎ (khateysem), plural of חטאת‎ (khates, “sin offering”), from Hebrew חַטָּאת‎ (khatát, “sin offering”), from חָטָא‎ (khatá, “to sin”).

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Noun

geteisem n (uncountable)

  1. (informal) riffraff
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