לשון־הרע

Borrowed from Hebrew לָשׁוֹן הָרַע (lashón haráʿ, “slander; libel; lashon hara”)

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔʃn̩ˈhɔʁə/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˌlɔʃn̩ˈ(h)ɔʁə/
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /ˌluːʃn̩ˈ(h)uːʁə/
• (Southeastern) IPA^(key): /ˌluʃn̩ˈ(h)uʁə/

לשון־הרע • (loshn-hore) m or n, plural לשון־הרעס (loshn-hores)

1. gossip (talk about other people)
2. slander

Followed by אויף (oyf) to introduce who or what the gossip/slander is about.

• לשון־הרעניק (loshn-horenik, “gossip (person)”)
• לשון־הרען (loshn-horen, “to gossip; slander”)

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “לשון־הרע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].