ziskeit

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Definitions

  • n. Sweetness, sweetheart (as a term of endearment).

Example Sentences

  • "She is my ziskeit."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זיסקײט ziskayt

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      ziskite, ziskeyt, zeeskeyt, zeeskeit, zeeskite

Notes

  • See also zis.

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