הוראַ־שרײַער

Yiddish

Noun

הוראַ־שרײַער • (hura-shrayer) m, plural הוראַ־שרײַערס (hura-shrayers), feminine הוראַ־שרײַערין (hura-shrayerin)

(neologism, US) cheerleader
Synonym: הוראַניק (huranik)

Usage notes

Most American Yiddish speakers are probably more likely to simply use טשירלידער (tshirlider) derived from English cheerleader; compare German Cheerleader.

References

Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cheerleader”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

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