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In Israeli Jewish usage: designating a Jewish person of German origin; of, relating to, or characteristic of Jewish people of German origin.
Frequently with connotations of meticulousness, orderliness, punctuality, and obedience.
In Israeli Jewish usage: a Jewish person of German origin.
Frequently with connotations of meticulousness, orderliness, punctuality, and obedience.
1940s; earliest use found in National Jewish Post. From either (i) modern Hebrew yeke or perhaps its etymon (ii) Yiddish yeke, further etymology uncertain and disputed.