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ba'al teshuvah 

Hebrew. (Lit. 'Master of Repentance'). A Jew who was raised outside the Orthodox tradition, who subsequently adopted Orthodox Jewish customs.

Often abbreviated BT ('bee tee'), especially when spoken.

Fem. form is ba'alas teshuvah (Ashkenaz) or ba'alat teshuva (Sephard).

Plural is ba'alei teshuva.
When Sam became a ba'al teshuvah, he started to observe the sabbath, and now he eats only kosher food.
ba'al teshuvah by Ploni Almoni Doe December 4, 2010
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ba'al teshuvah 

A Jew who becomes more [frum] later in life. Plural is ba'al teshuvot.
No more calamar' for the ba'al teshuvah.
Someone very chill low key, live life to the fullest and leave no regrets yea that name explains alot it's very powerful and ambitious oh the beauty of one name.
Hey John I'm looking for a great place to go but can't seem to figure it out
John- I'm sure teshuan knows a great place call him!
teshuan by Deundry December 19, 2016
Hebrew Jewish last name.

The true meaning of it is “Answer”.

Usually used as a nick name.
Tshuva is in the House madafaka
tshuva by Moshik November 21, 2021
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026