This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 84.148.1.176 (talk) at 11:19, 14 April 2006 (I could not understand what "since it is considered to defame all women who have that name, though many may be quite respectable." ment, commented out for now, needs explanation). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 11:19, 14 April 2006 by 84.148.1.176 (talk) (I could not understand what "since it is considered to defame all women who have that name, though many may be quite respectable." ment, commented out for now, needs explanation)(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 (Hebrew for "evil tongue", the Jewish sin of gossip which generally refers to true statements).
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