shter

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Definitions

  • v. To bother, annoy.

  • v. To interrupt.

  • n. A nuisance, annoyance.

  • n. An interference.

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Example Sentences

  • “Stop shtering us by drumming on the desk.” (Weiser)

  • “Don't shter the shiur with all your simple kashes.” (Weiser)

  • “His drumming was a shter to my concentration.” (Weiser)

  • “My kid brother is always a shter to my learning.” (Weiser)

  • "The boys who collect ARE doing a mitzvah, but if their sole reason for collecting is the idea of riding around in a limo and getting served liqour in fancy homes, it kind of shters the intent and makes it a little suspect." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטערן shtern

      • 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).

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