gelt

Pronunciations

gelt

(GELT)

Definitions

• n. Money (slang usage).
  

• n. "The foil wrapped chocolate coins that are a traditional Hanukkah treat for children." (JPS)
  

Example Sentences

• "For Chanukah we give out gelt."
  

• "Yossi spent a considerable amount of money for the membership fees, and lots of gelt on jogging outfits, BUT NEVER LOST A POUND!" (source)
  

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• געלט
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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