A branch of the Anabaptist movement, commonly associated with voluntary abstention from electricity and other modern conveniences, use of plain clothes and head coverings, and an emphasis on farming. Their language, Pennsylvania Dutch, is used at home and in church. Pennsylvania Dutch is a derivative of German. Some Amish children attend Amish-only schools, while others attend public schools. They tend to be highly community and family oriented. The majority of the Amish live in western Pennsylvania, middle Ohio, and middle Indiana.
Mattie Yoder makes fruit jam every summer, bakes bread weekly, and sews her own dresses in accordance with her Amish background.
Eli Lapp used the public neighborhood phone to call the bishop, since Old Order Amish rules prohibit telephones inside homes.
The tourists giggled with glee, trying to snap photographs of the fleeing seven-year-old Amish girl in her plain dress and head covering. They didn't understand that Amish tradition regards photography as sinful.
by Skylark January 25, 2004
A branch of the Anabaptist movement, commonly associated with voluntary abstention from electricity and other modern conveniences, use of plain clothes and head coverings, and an emphasis on farming. Their language, Pennsylvania Deutsch (not Dutch), is used at home and in church. Pennsylvania Deutsch is a derivative of German. Some Amish children attend Amish-only schools, while others attend public schools. They tend to be highly community and family oriented. The majority of the Amish live in central/western Pennsylvania, middle Ohio, and middle Indiana.
by Lydia S. September 20, 2005
by Mario party players April 29, 2006
a person who throws up easily
in reality though they are people who are afraid of change so they think technology is the devil
by booburry February 09, 2007
an amazing friend. someone who is so very loyal to you in every way that counts. a person that cares so much about his friends but doesn't show it.
amish is payal's best friend.
by payal April 09, 2005
something (can be applied to clothing, behaviors, and even people) that is not trendy, out-of-style, lame, cheap, trashy, tasteless, tacky, unfashionable, unchic.
Donna: "OMG did you see what Esther was wearing yesterday??"
Dorothy: "Noo...what?"
Donna: "She was wearing Abercrombie sweats with a Limited Too frog shirt AND to top it all off, she was wearing Tevas with toe socks!"
Dorothy: "What!! That's soooo amish I can't even handle it."
by amishppl4lyfe November 09, 2011
in reference to someone's attitude/character. someone is considered amish if they are cheap or always looking for a bargin. (usually known and used in areas where amish are close by because one better understands their stereotypical temperament).
man 1: "that item is not for sale, but for the right price, i will consider it"
man 2: "you're so amish"
by ash ness August 14, 2008