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| '''Yenta''' (YEN-tah) is a ] word referring to a ] or ]. Most definitions refer to it as a gossipy woman; a blabbermouth, who can't keep a secret, who spreads rumors and scandal. | '''Yenta''' (YEN-tah) is a ] word referring to a ] or ]. Most definitions refer to it as a gossipy woman; a blabbermouth, who can't keep a secret, who spreads rumors and scandal. | ||
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Yenta (YEN-tah) is a Yiddish word referring to a busybody or gossip. Most definitions refer to it as a gossipy woman; a blabbermouth, who can't keep a secret, who spreads rumors and scandal.
It was also the name of the matchmaker in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. The name Yenta is also used by matchmaking websites and matchmaking software, and it is the name of the Linux CardBus controller driver, which brings together Cardbus cards with the rest of the computer.
Among Orthodox Jews, the use of the word "Yenta" in the derogatory sense is considered by some as lashon hara (Hebrew for "evil tongue", the Jewish sin of gossip which generally refers to true statements).
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