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  • Tinaundefined Offline
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    Yiddish word which describes an old woman who is a matchmaker - a Yentle.(Ref. Fiddler on the Roof) 2) In modern use the meaning has become that of an annoying old hag.

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      Just as there are bad witches and good witches, so there are good yentas and bad yentas. A good yenta provides you knowledge and wisdom about everything and a bad yenta is just an annoyance and gossip.

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        That fucking annoying lady that never stops talking. Usually a friend of your moms.

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          Originally a Jewish womans name, used for a character created by humorist Jacob Adler and the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof. Came to mean, by extension, a gossip or matchmaker. Has also recently come to mean a woman who fits negative stereotypes of urban women. See: characters on Sex and the City.

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            One who gossips. This individual can be a goy.

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              A group of 5 very attractive men who go on a special conquest every summer. They may not ever be at the location ever again but their legacy will remain forever.

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                Sarah
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                The member Swert from BZPower.com.

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                • Tracie Lynnundefined Offline
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                  A woman who is a gossip or busybody.

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                    (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

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                      a woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a woman gossip; a gossipmonger

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                        a matchmaker; a woman who specializes in finding spouses.

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                          Yenta or Yente (Yiddish: יענטע) is a Yiddish womens given name. It is a variant form of the name Yentl, which ultimately is thought to be derived from the Italian word gentile, meaning noble or refined. The name has entered Yinglish—i.e., become a Yiddish loanword in Jewish varieties of English—as a word referring to a woman who is a gossip or a busybody.

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