shvarts yor

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Definitions

  • n. The devil; hell.

Example Sentences

  • "When you wish someone a shvarts yor, you are cursing them." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שװאַרץ־יאָר shvarts-yor, lit. 'black year'

      • 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

      shvartz yor, schvartz yor, schvarts yor

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