Definitions

  • v. To antagonize.

Example Sentences

  • “The neighborhood kids sometimes reitz on the bochrim and then run away.” (Weiser)

  • "Unbelievable yeshivishe world you reitz on the oilam hatorah with your over sensationalized reports?" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אָנרײצן onreytsn

    • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      reits on, raytz on, rayts on, raitz on, raits on, reytz on, reyts on

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