אָפּגעשלאָגענע הושענאopgeshlogene hoshane meaning in Yiddish
a worn-out has-been, someone completely beaten down · noun phrase (adjective + feminine noun, used with אַן: an opgeshlogene hoshane)
Eleven days ago, grown men all over the Jewish world were thrashing little willow bundles against the floor until every leaf was gone. The bald stick that's left has a name, and so does anybody who looks like it.
נאָך דרײַ וואָכן יום־טובֿים בין איך ווי אַן אָפּגעשלאָגענע הושענא.
“After three weeks of holidays I'm like a beaten willow branch — completely wiped out.”
When did you last feel like an opgeshlogene hoshane?
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Published 13 October 2026