יש״ו

Hebrew

Etymology

Acronym of יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yimákh sh'mó, literally “May his name be obliterated”), from יִמַּח (yimákh, “let be blotted out”) +‎ שְׁמוֹ (sh'mó, “his name”).

Proper noun

יש״ו • (yáshu)

  1. A curse, specifically a damnatio memoriae, suffixed to the names of particular enemies of the Jewish people.

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