# lo aleinu

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else

## Etymology
From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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