shud

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Definitions

  • n. A shame, misfortune.

Example Sentences

  • “It's a shud to miss school for just a little snow.” (Weiser)

  • "It’s a shud, because its not like these bochurim have no shaychis to Torah, they probbaly have a few mesechtos each under their belts." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שאָד shod

      • 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

      shod

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