גזירהgezeyre meaning in Yiddish
a harsh decree; in speech, an outrageous imposition, a 'who ordered this?!' · noun (feminine)
The old word is for a decree sent down from a throne or a heaven you never voted for. Today it is what you yell at a parking ticket, a cancelled train, three days of rain.
וואָס פֿאַר אַ גזירה — דער רעגן האָט נישט אָפּגעהערט דעם גאַנצן טאָג!
“What a decree — the rain didn't let up the whole day!”
When did you last throw up your hands at something and call it a gezeyre?
Yiddish words for complaining and trouble
Published 29 September 2026