minhag
/mɪnˈhɑːɡ
/noun (plural same or minhagim /mɪnˈhɑːɡɪm/) Judaism
A custom or practice, especially one which has taken on the force of law.Maybe in the future people will think the minhag is to wear sports shoes, for some obscure reason....
- I parked precariously - one always does, although many people have the custom of double-parking, but that's not my minhag - just in front of a disabled space.
- I mean, three times in as many weeks (Prince Harry, Labour pigs-might-fly campaign, and now Ken) - frankly, it's a minhag.
Origin
Hebrew minhāḡ 'custom, usage, conduct', from nāhaḡ 'to drive or lead'.
- overharvesting
- over-haste
- overhastened
- overhastily
- over-hastiness
- overhasty
- overhaul
- overhauler
- Overhauser effect
- overhead
- overhead camshaft
- overhead locker
- overhead projector
- overhead transparency
- overhead valve
- overheap
- overhear
- overhearer
- overheat
- over-heaviness
- over-heavy
- overheight
- over-heighten
- over-high
- over-highly