YENTA

yenta

(noun) (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

yenta

(noun) (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yenta (plural yentas)

A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.

Please don't tell your girlfriend what I said; she's a yenta!

(Jewish) A matchmaker; a woman who specializes in finding spouses.

Anagrams

• Taney

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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