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Yenta Moderate

Yenta has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

2

(Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

3

A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shrew gossip
Rhyming Words
anta santa banta wanta genta kenta penta renta senta venta kinta pinta sinta tinta gonta junta kunta punta ganta fanta
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