unkosher

adj

unkosher

adj

Etymology From un- + kosher.

1

Judaism, Informal Not kosher.

There are, according to Penansky, 4,000 ways a mezuzah can be "unkosher" (illegitimate): the parchment may tear or curl, a letter may have weakened.1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader:

Synonyms: treyf, nonkosher

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