עף־בי־אײַניק

Yiddish

Etymology

English FBI +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Noun

עף־בי־אײַניק • (ef-bi-aynik) m, plural עף־בי־אײַניקעס (ef-bi-aynikes)

  1. (neologism, US) FBI agent
    Synonym: עף־בי־אײַ־אַגענט (ef-bi-ay-agent)

See also

  • פֿעדעראַלע אויסשפּיר־⁠אַגענטור (federale oysshpir-⁠agentur, “FBI”)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “FBI agent”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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