shoyte

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Definitions

  • n. A fool.

Example Sentences

  • “Only a shoite would touch that wire with his bare hands.” (Weiser)

  • "Someone who is developmentally delayed but educable, such as a person with Down’s Syndrome, is not a shoite by any means – 2 generations ago a person with Down’s would be considered a shoite." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שוטה > Y שוטה shoyte

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      shoiteh, shoite, shoyteh

Notes

  • plural: 'shoytim'

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