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Adjective terefah has 1 sense
- nonkosher, tref, terefah - not conforming to dietary laws
Antonym: clean (indirect, via unclean)
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Terefah
Definition:
An adjective which means not conforming to the requirements of Jewish dietary laws; hence, not kosher.
Senses:
- Adjective - (Judaism) Not kosher; forbidden by Jewish dietary laws.
- Noun - (slang) Something that is considered unacceptable or inappropriate.
- Adjective - (informal) Referring to food, that is of low quality or tastes bad.
Examples:
Adjective:
- The bacon is terefah because it contains pork, which is not allowed according to Jewish dietary laws.
- They politely declined the terefah meal offered by their non-Jewish friends.
Noun:
- Wearing that revealing outfit to a formal event is an absolute terefah.
- His behavior at the party was considered as a total terefah.
Adjective (informal):
- They complained that the restaurant served terefah food, and they wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
- The expired milk tasted terefah.
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