shtoch

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Definitions

  • v. To mock, insult.

  • n. A mocking remark, jab.

Example Sentences

  • “If you want to shtoch him, mention his hairline.” (Weiser)

  • “No matter how subtly he said it, I know it was intended as a shtoch.” (Weiser)

  • "I think he said that as a shtoch to the black-hat Yeshiva world, trying to tell them that they are not really following the derech of Lita." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטאָך shtokh, 'a prick, sting'

      • 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

      shtokh, shtuch, shtukh

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