yenta
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.yen·ta
noun \ˈyen-tə\Definition of YENTA
: one that meddles; also : blabbermouth, gossip
Examples of YENTA
- <the couple's loud quarrel had the building's yentas yapping for a week>
Origin of YENTA
Yiddish yente, from the name Yente
First Known Use: 1923
Related to YENTA
- Synonyms
- circulator, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, quidnunc, talebearer, tale-teller, telltale, gossip
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