פראייר

Hebrew

Alternative forms

  • פְרָיֶר (defective spelling), פְרָיֶיר

Etymology

From Odessa Yiddish פֿרײַער (frayer, “dupe, someone who is easily swindled”), itself from German Freier (“john, someone who buys sex”).

Compare Russian фра́ер (frájer), Polish frajer, Romanian fraier.

Pronunciation

Noun

פראייר / פְרָיֶר • (fráyer) m (plural indefinite פראיירים)

  1. (slang, insulting) A sucker, patsy, or sap; an unsavvy one who accedes to all requests, plays fair, and is easily taken advantage of.
    • 2003, Hadag Nahash, “Frayerim”:
      (ונעשה מילואים) נשלם המיסים
      (ונעמוד בפקקים) אותנו לא דופקים
      (אנחנו בטח, בטח, בטח לא)
      אנחנו בטח לא פראיירים
      (we'll be reservists) Pay our taxes
      (get stuck in traffic) We're not screwed over
      (we are fershur, fershur, fershur)
      We for sure ain't frayerim.

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