broigus
/ˈbrɔɪɡəs
/(also broiges, broyges)
noun
(Chiefly in Jewish use) a bitter dispute or feud: there was a rift between my grandfather and a cousin that translated into a big family broigus...
- Most Jewish families have a broigus in their ranks, normally over something relatively minor, and these can be passed down through the generations.
- The worst thing you can do is get into a confrontation with somebody else's five-year-old. Not only is it infra dig, but it can result in the most terrible broigus.
- His comedic brilliance has defused the broiges.
Origin
From Yiddish broyges 'dispute, quarrel' (as noun), 'angry' (as adjective), from Hebrew bĕ-rōgez 'in anger'.