gatkes
gatkes
Alternative Spellings
gatchkes, gatshkes
Definitions
- underpants, underwear
Example Sentences
- "Stop leaving your gatkes on the floor after you do the laundry!"
Languages of Origin
Yiddish
Etymology
גאטקעס gatkes 'underpants'
Who Uses This
Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
Regions
North America
Dictionaries
Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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