dybbuk
Americannoun
plural
dybbuks, dybbukimnoun
Etymology
Origin of dybbuk
First recorded in 1900–05; from Yiddish dibek, from Hebrew dibbūq, derivative of dābhaq “cleave (to)”; spelling dybbuk is a Polish transliteration of the Hebrew word
Example Sentences
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“She is dealing with the death of her father and her mother’s depression — and then there’s a wandering spirit or dybbuk that is ornery and disruptive,” said Higuera.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
Polish director Marcin Wrona, who wrote the movie with Pawel Maslona, has thoroughly reconceptualized the mythology of the dybbuk for 21st-century Eastern Europe.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2016
Human remains and the presence of a dybbuk unnerve an Englishman when he arrives in rural Poland to marry.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2016
“Which we all know is a normal 12,” the dybbuk said.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2014
“The dybbuk will say anything to survive. It is a parasite that will suck every last drop of strength from its host and leave nothing left.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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