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Revision as of 18:39, 22 November 2005 by Commander Keane bot (talk | contribs) (Robot-assisted disambiguation (you can help!): musical)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Yenta is a Yiddish word referring to a busybody or gossip. It was also the name of the matchmaker in the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof.
Among Orthodox Jews, the use of the word "Yenta" in the derogatory sense is considered by some as lashon hara, since it is considered to defame all women who have that name, though many may be quite respectable.
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