SS/SK
Definitions
adj. "Shomer Shabbat/shomer kashrut" (often used to mean religious people more generally).
Example Sentences
"I'm looking for an SS/SK roommate to fill my room in my apartment while I'm away."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
שומר שבת shomer shabbat 'Sabbath observant' and שומר כשרות shomer kashrut 'kosher-keeping'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
SK/SS, SK / SS, SK / SS, SS / SK, SS / SK
Notes
SK/SS is simply the reversal of the order of the terms (shomer kashrut/Shomer Shabbat).
Can also be spelled uncapitalized in casual online settings.
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