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    [Noun]  | "yen*ta" | \ ˈyen-tə \


    1: one that meddles; also : blabbermouth, gossip


    Origin: 1923 ;

     Yiddish yente, from the name Yente;

    [Noun]  | "yenta" 


    1: a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others;


      * e.g., " ... the couple's loud quarrel had the building's yentas yapping for a week "



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     [ "yenta" ]

    1: One who gossips. This individual can be a goy.

      * e.g.,  ... Ted Danson? 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: Yiddish - Meddler, gossiper, meddlesome, busybody, nuisance. Mostly Judaic and female.

      * e.g.,  ... Those three Yentas keep trying to set me up with their grandsons. 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: From Jewish background which means a woman who talks too much and never shuts up. Can be used as Yentering also.

      * e.g.,  ... Your girl is such a Yenta. So your girl and her friends are Yentering at Starbucks 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: Originally a Jewish woman's name, used for a character created by humorist Jacob Adler and the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof. Came to mean, by extension, a gossip or matchmaker. Has also recently come to mean a woman who fits negative stereotypes of urban women. See: characters on Sex and the City.

      * e.g.,  ... Samantha is pressuring Ted to propose just because she wants the validation of her yenta friends. 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: 1) Yiddish word which describes an old woman who is a matchmaker - a Yentle.(Ref. Fiddler on the Roof) 2) In modern use the meaning has become that of an annoying old hag.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) My parents are going to the Yentle tonight to negotiate the dowry. 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: Just as there are bad witches and good witches, so there are good yentas and bad yentas. A good yenta provides you knowledge and wisdom about everything and a bad yenta is just an annoyance and gossip.

      * e.g.,  ... Good yenta - My aunt is such a yenta, I called her about where to find a classy new outfit but at a cheap price and she knew just where to go. 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: That fucking annoying lady that never stops talking. Usually a friend of your mom's.

      * e.g.,  ... ``Mom'', I said, ``If you ever turn into that kind of yenta, I will have to kill you.'' 

     [ "yentas" ]

    1: bitches, fugazees, fake, chumps

      * e.g.,  ... dem chumps on 115th is some yentas fam 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: A group of 5 very attractive men who go on a special conquest every summer. They may not ever be at the location ever again but their legacy will remain forever.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, those yentas looked so hot in their suits at banquet? or I wish i could join the Yenta conquest. 

     [ "Yenta" ]

    1: The member Swert from BZPower.com.

      * e.g.,  ... I think it pretty much explains itself. 

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