פּאַמאַלניק

Yiddish

Etymology

French pas mal (“not bad”) +‎ ־ניק‎ (-nik).

Noun

פּאַמאַלניק • (pamalnik) m, plural פּאַמאַלניקעס‎ (pamalnikes)

  1. (France) parvenu, nouveau riche, upstart
    Synonyms: פּאַרוועניו‎ (parvenyu), אויפֿגעקומענער גבֿיר‎ (oyfgekumener g(e)vir), נוּוואָריש‎ (nuvorish), דורכקריכער‎ (durkhkrikher), אָלרײַטניק‎ (olraytnik)

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאַמאַלניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-2023 (ongoing). .
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