what does "yeshivish" mean?

Same thing “chassidish” means. (Only a different hat)

It is an overused much abused term that has a meaning that is unique to each person who uses it.

What does it mean, or what does it connote?

i think it means when a person does stuff a lot of other yeshiva bochurim do. like little things such as being into food, and the hock. its sorta stuff yeshivish people do as an outlet, which makes something yeshivish

Cut & pasted from wikipedia:-

Yeshivish (Yiddish: ???????), refers to a sociolect of English spoken by yeshiva students and other Jews with a strong connection to the Orthodox yeshiva world.

and disconnecting itself from the outside world (Reality)

:????? ????? ???? ????

“and connecting to the ruchniyusdig world (Reality) and disconnecting itself from the outside world (Illusion)”

I think that it refers to an intellectual approach to Judaism as well as a propensity to use Talmudic reasoning.

What if you’re modern yeshivish? That’s a new one going around. There’s also yeshivish chilled, yeshivish black hat, and yeshivish leaning. There’s also MO machmir. MO liberal, MO middle of the road, modern chassidish(I’m not kidding), so maybe OP would like to narrow down his definition of yeshivish. I find this all very amusing.

Would someone define yeshivish chilled? Does that have any connection to recently being released from the Lakewood freezer?

she wants a yeshivish boy

chilled probably means he would be cought outside taking the garbage out without his hat and jacket on

If ‘yeshivish’ is referring to a car, it means the car is at least 14 years old, is likely a station wagon, has lots of scrapes and dings in the body, old camp (or summer trip related) bumper stickers on the back, and probably in serious need of a new exhaust system.

longarekel –

You forgot to list Flexe-dish (my personal fave).

That means one who can fit in to whatever setting they find themselves in, and be convincing at it. It means being able to root for the home team with the same “bren” at Met Life Staduim, no matter who’s on the field (v’hamaiven, yovin)

yentingyenta- LOL!

simply put, the person’s personality, shprach, values, lifestyle, and attitude is one that stems from an atmosphere of the ?’ ?????? ???? ??????, of being among people and friends from a yeshivish velt. To stereo-type a yeshivish person is one thing, but nowadays, with the whole gamut of different types of yeshivas out there, it’s really anyone’s guess.

But GENERALLY, I would ‘taich’ a yeshivishe boy as one who values learning most of all, dresses cleanly – not fashionably – with a hat+jacket, doesn’t get his thrills from anything gashmiusdig(car, sports, foods, etc.)Idea of a ‘good time’ is to play chess, backgammon, or swimming. ETC.

To me, yeshivish describes the social norms that have evolved in and exist in the yeshiva community, usually characterized by an intelligent, warm, and thoughtful way of doing things.

” I find it ignorant and stupid.”

Try a little chill or flex, APY. Then, you might see this in a different light.

its actually not my line. i got it from a good friend who used to have a yeshivish car. all the credit goes to her.