Word: finey
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...young people, U.S.-born and schooled, don't use the old folks' "regelleh." They say "regella." Their mistakes belong not to Yiddish, but to The Bronx: omitted consonants ("lease" for least, "oney" for only, "finey" for finally, "subjeck" for subject); misconceptions ("grain matter" for grey matter) ; transpositions ("dastric" for drastic); mixed metaphors ("Mac Fine, honestly, if there's any figgers arounn, your nose is bound to be knee-deep in them...
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