kitsl

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Definitions

  • v. To tickle.

  • n. A tickle.

Example Sentences

  • "I love you – a satchel and a sack (= [sİk])… A satchel and a sack and a kitsl on the neck…A kitsl on the neck and a bagel in a box… A bagel in a box and a fertl pound of lox…" (source)

  • "I'm gonna kitsl you!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קיצלען kitslen

      • 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

      kitzl, kitsel, kitzel

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