Barminan

What is Barminan?


1.

Far from us. Exclamation used by Sephardim to ward off misfortune. It is equivalent to the Ashkenazi phrase “Lo alenu” (Not on us). It is very often used by Persians in the Great Neck Jewish community.

Rabbi Kohan: uhstad, don't hang out with girls. It is very barminan.

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