shvitsbod

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Definitions

  • n. A Turkish bath, steam bath.

Example Sentences

  • “When the Jews came to America, one of the first communal institutions they required was a shvitsbod.” (NJY)

  • "He hated the army and didn't want to stay in it. But they conscripted them, and you didn't leave until they said you could leave. So, he was trying to figure out a way to get out. But they assigned him a specific duty after he went through his basic training in the army, and had him take a few of the recruits to the -- what they call a 'shvitsbod' -- the sweat baths." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שװיצבאָד shvitsbod

      • 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]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      shvitsbad, schvitsbod, schvitsbad, shvitzbod, shvitzbad, schvitzbod, schvitzbad, shvitsbud, shvitsbud, schvitsbud, schvitsbud, shvitzbud

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