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Yinglish — This article is about English words in Yiddish. For the opposite, see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. Yinglish words are neologisms created by speakers of Yiddish in English speaking countries, sometimes to describe things that were… … Wikipedia
fin — O.E. finn, from P.Gmc. *finno (Cf. M.L.G. vinne, Du. vin), perhaps from L. pinna feather, wing, or, less likely, from L. spina thorn, spine (see SPIKE (Cf. spike) (n.1)). U.S. underworld slang sense of $5 bill is 1925, from Yiddish finif … Etymology dictionary
fin — n American a five dollar bill. From the Yiddish finif, meaning five. See also finski … Contemporary slang
