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Word: Haimish
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1950s. From Yiddish heymish domestic, homelike from Middle High German heimisch (Old High German heimisc; German heimisch) from heim + -isch
Definition:
Reminiscent of home; pleasantly familiar; cosy, comfortable; unpretentious.
