עף־בי־אײַניק

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

English FBI +‎ ־ניק (-nik).

Noun edit

עף־בי־אײַניק (ef-bi-aynikm, plural עף־בי־אײַניקעס (ef-bi-aynikes)

  1. (neologism, US) FBI agent
    Synonym: עף־בי־אײַ־אַגענט (ef-bi-ay-agent)

See also edit

References edit

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “FBI agent”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN