What does schlock mean?

What does schlock mean?

Definition of schlock : of low quality or value.

What does Shonda mean in Yiddish?

Most Yiddish speakers pronounce it as shande or shanda. In Yiddish, shande means a disgrace, a shame, a terrible embarrassment, a scandal. The only Shonda is your usage of a Yiddish word to defend idolatry of #WhiteSupremacists.

What does shtarker mean?

n. A strong, stout fellow.

How do you spell schlocky?

or shlock·y adjective, schlock·i·er, schlock·i·est. Slang.

What is Shandas?

shanda (uncountable) (Jewish) shame; disgrace.

What does Schvitz mean in Yiddish?

steam bath
No place in New York has steam like the schvitz, the Yiddish slang term for steam bath. …

What are some Yiddish words that mean something?

Schmooze (shmooze)— Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular. Schmuck (shmuck)—A jerk, or a self-made fool, but this word literally means penis. Shande (shanda, shonda) — A scandal, embarrassment. Shmatte — A rag or old garment. Tachlis — Nuts and bolts,…

What does the word shiksa mean in Yiddish?

Shiksa (שיקסע, pronounced shick-suh ) is a Yiddish word that refers to a non-Jewish woman, generally in a context where she is either romantically interested in a Jewish man or is a Jewish man’s object of affection. It likely entered American English speech in 1872.

What does the word putz mean in Yiddish?

Putz —A jerk, or a self-made fool, but this word literally means penis. READ: This Sunday School Teaches Jewish Kids Yiddish — and Socialism Schlep — To carry or travel with difficulty, as in “We shlepped here all the way from New Jersey.” Schmooze (shmooze)— Chat, make small talk, converse about nothing in particular.

Where does the word Tush come from in Yiddish?

Rear end, bottom, backside, buttocks. In proper Yiddish, it’s spelled tuchisor tuchesor tokhis, and was the origin of the American slang word tush.

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