Pronunciations

Definitions

• v. To annihilate someone's argument, typically in such a fashion as to demonstrate a superiority of knowledge.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• אָפּשלאָגן opshlogn 'to knock off, repel; reflect' dissuade'
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• South Africa

Dictionaries

• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

Alternative Spellings

shlog up, schlug up, schlog up, shlog op, schlog op, shlug op, schlug op