boychick

boychick
boy·chick

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  • boychick — or boychik noun Etymology: American Yiddish boytshik, from English boy + Yiddish tshik, diminutive suffix Date: circa 1951 a young man ; boy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • boychik — noun see boychick …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Yinglish — This article is about English words in Yiddish. For the opposite, see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. Yinglish words are neologisms created by speakers of Yiddish in English speaking countries, sometimes to describe things that were… …   Wikipedia

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  • Greg Siff — en 2005 Greg Siff est un acteur et compositeur américain né le 21 décembre 1977 à Brooklyn, New York (États Unis). Sommaire 1 Biographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • boychik — /boy chik/, n. Slang. a boy or young man. Also, boychick. [1960 65; BOY + Yiddish chik dim. suffix of Slavic orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Mankowitz, Wolf — (b. 1924)    English author. He was born in London, where he became an antique dealer. He wrote various books inspired by his childhood in the East End of London. His publica tions include A Kid for Two Farthings, Make Me an Offer, The Boychick… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

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