halt zikh ba di zaytn

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Definitions

  • v. To split one's sides laughing; to laugh very intensely.

Example Sentences

  • "He'll halt zikh ba di zaytn when you tell him that story."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • האַלט|ן זיך בײַ די זײַטן haltn zikh bay di zaytn, lit. 'to hold oneself by the sides'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

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