הוראַניק

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Yiddish

Etymology

הוראַ (hura) +‎ ־ניק (-nik), with הוראַ (hura, hooray!) being cognate to German hurra.

Pronunciation

Noun

הוראַניק (huranikm, plural הוראַניקעס (huranikes), feminine הוראַניצע (huranitse)

  1. (neologism, US) cheerleader
    Synonym: הוראַ־שרײַער (hura-shrayer)

Usage notes

References

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