צדיק אין פּעלץ

Yiddish

FWOTD – 30 March 2020

Etymology

Literally, “tzaddik in a fur coat”.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sadək ɪn ˈpɛlt͡s/

Noun

צדיק אין פּעלץ • (tsadek in pelts) m, plural צדיקים אין פּעלץ (tsadikem in pelts), feminine צדקת אין פּעלץ (tsadeykes in pelts)

  1. pious hypocrite, self-righteous hypocrite
    • 2016 August 9, Kobi Vaytsner, “ידיעות פֿון וואַרשע [News from Warsaw]”, in Der Forverts:
      וויעראַ גראַן האָט געטענהט, אַז שפּילמאַן אַליין איז געווען אַ צדיק אין פּעלץ.
      vyera gran hot getaynet, az shpilman aleyn iz geven a tsadek in pelts.
      Vyera Gran argued that Shpilman himself was a hypocrite.

Descendants

  • → English: tzaddik in peltz
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