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yenta

noun

1 yenta

Yiddish A vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant.

Polish: złośnica

2 yenta

Yiddish A woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal.

Polish: plotkarka, kumoszka


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