shvartz

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Pronunciations

shvartz (SHVARTS) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Black.

  • adj. Unfortunate, unhappy, ominous.

  • adj. (of work) Unskilled or black market, as labor.

Example Sentences

  • “It looks pretty shvartz to me.” (NJY)

  • “He’s doing shvartz work.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שװאַרץ shvarts

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).

      Alternative Spellings

      shvarts, schvartz, schvarts, shvartze, shvartse, schvartze, schvartse, schvartseh, schvartzeh, shvartseh, shvartzeh

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