English edit

Etymology edit

klezmer +‎ -ish

Adjective edit

klezmerish (comparative more klezmerish, superlative most klezmerish)

  1. (informal) Resembling klezmer (Jewish folk music).
    • 2008 April 11, Jennifer Dunning, “Challenging Dancers, Young and Older”, in New York Times[1]:
      The program also included “Quickstep,” a new dance for the children, which began with an oddly meandering solo for the charismatic Jeremy Summerville and included a precision-running romp for 15 other boys, to delicious klezmerish music by Steve Martland.