Wailing Wall

English

Etymology

After the Jewish practice of weeping at the site over the Destruction of the Temple.

Proper noun

the Wailing Wall

  1. (Judaism, possibly offensive) The Western Wall.

Usage notes

  • This term is not typically used by Jews, at least some of whom consider it derogatory.
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