Where does “bolleboos” come from?
bolleboos (Dutch) comes from Yiddish בעל־הבית, from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת — master of the house.
bolleboos (Dutch): smart or clever person
Ancestry of “bolleboos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | בעל־הבית | master of the house, head of the household, host;... |
| 2 | Hebrew | בַּעַל הַבַּיִת | master of the house |