chochem

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám, “wise, smart”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /ˈxʌxəm/, /ˈxʌxʊm/, /ˈxɑːxəm/, /ˈxɔːxəm/
  • (some alternative forms) IPA(key): /xɑːˈxɑːm/

Noun

chochem (plural chochem or chochems or chochomim)

  1. A wise and learned man, or (ironically) a know-it-all.
    • 1968, Martin Marcus -, Yiddish for Yankees: Or, Funny, You Don't Look Gentile, page 9:
      In acknowledgment to the wise old bearded scholars who helped make this book possible . . . Jerry Barnbaum Morrie Korcngold Gert Korengold Raymond B. Young . . . and several minor chochems their feelings shouldn't be hurt but they didn't help that much.
    • 2005, Gregg Keizer, The Longest Night, →ISBN, page 21:
      "Who the fuck you think you are, chochem, talking to Mr. Lansky like — " Lansky held up a hand to stop Mouse.
    • 2015, Maureen Earl, Boat of Stone: A Novel, →ISBN:
      She is from California, flown halfway across the globe to gather a group of fifteen chochem together on this otherwise perfectly lovely Saturday morning.

German

Adjective

chochem (strong nominative masculine singular chochemer, not comparable)

  1. cunning

Declension

Positive forms of chochem (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist chochem sie ist chochem es ist chochem sie sind chochem
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative chochemer chocheme chochemes chocheme
genitive chochemen chochemer chochemen chochemer
dative chochemem chochemer chochemem chochemen
accusative chochemen chocheme chochemes chocheme
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der chocheme die chocheme das chocheme die chochemen
genitive des chochemen der chochemen des chochemen der chochemen
dative dem chochemen der chochemen dem chochemen den chochemen
accusative den chochemen die chocheme das chocheme die chochemen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein chochemer eine chocheme ein chochemes (keine) chochemen
genitive eines chochemen einer chochemen eines chochemen (keiner) chochemen
dative einem chochemen einer chochemen einem chochemen (keinen) chochemen
accusative einen chochemen eine chocheme ein chochemes (keine) chochemen
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