yeshivish 

A type of English which includes phrases from Torah learning. It is generally used by Jewish men/women who have spent some time in a yeshiva/seminary.

Person 1: This ice cream is geshmak!
Person 2: What does geshmak mean?
Person 3: It's yeshivish for "fantastic."

yeshivish by PhDavid June 18, 2011

yeshivish 

An Ultra-Orthodox extreme right-wing hassidic jews state of being.

R' Malkiel is very yeshivish.

yeshivish by malkiel k February 4, 2009

Yeshivish 

A sect or type of the religious Jewish community which usually includes Jews who've attended Yeshiva/seminary and has left a significant cultural mark on. (Often used interchangeably with the terms 'greasy'; greaseball'; 'moldy'; krotzed-out; shtark (usually in a derogitory way))

Omg that guy is so Yeshivish

Yeshivish by dsyg1 April 26, 2021

yeshivish satire 

1. Ironically unironic references to yeshivish Judaism, or occasionally pictures of Hebrew words in non Hebrew contexts.

2. A communal freethinking society, not a totalitarian regime.

Did you see the candle store had something that looked almost like a Menorah? What yeshivish satire!

yeshivish satire by Velvel the mensch November 22, 2020