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>One of such words was "husyp" used, I suppose, to
>describe stiff, proncipled or hard-lined persons.
>Is this deformed Yiddisch word or am I completely on
>the wrong path.

I CAN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING IN YIDDISH FOR 'HUSYP'. A GUESS - "KHUSEV" AS
IN IMPORTANT, RESPECTED, USED WITH SARCASM TO MEAN WHAT YOU DESCRIBE. -
ITZIK
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