shpitz
Pronunciations
shpitz | (shp-IHTZ) | listen |
Definitions
adv. Typical, classic, a perfect example of; definitively.
adj. The ultimate, the best of, "cool."
adv. Top or extreme part.
Example Sentences
-Shpitz Shmulley to buy that!
-That tie is so shpitz you!
-Shpiiitz!!
A Ferrari is the shpitz sports car.
He is the schpitz of assimilation...
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
Etymology
שפּיץ shpits 'tip, peak'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- Younger: Jews in their 30s or younger
- Great Britain
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
schpitz, shpits, shpitzy, shpitsy
Notes
Steinmetz, "Yiddish and English" has an entry for shpits, but the meaning is simply 'tip.'
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