shlog

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Definitions

  • n. A stroke, hit, beat.

Example Sentences

  • "What did Martin Luther King say? One must meet brute force with soul force, but a shlog on the head is sometimes the only way." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שלאָג shlog

      • 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

      shlag, shlug

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