shpas

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A joke, gag.

Example Sentences

  • "Molly Picon sang that 'Life is a shpas'— & joke, a trifle, and why not also, 'a game?'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שפּאַס shpas

      • 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

      schpas

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