skotsl kumt

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Definitions

  • interj. What a surprise; look who's here!

  • interj. Welcome!

Example Sentences

  • "To this day, when some Jewish women greet each other, they announce, 'Skotsl kumt!' – hoping that at last Skotsl has returned with answers from heaven and beyond the sea." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • סקאָצל קומט skotsl kumt, lit. 'Skotsl's here'; folk etymology claim that 'skotsl' was a female name, while others claim that the word comes from German 'sei (variant of sein) Gott willkommen', literally 'be God welcome'

      • 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

      skotzl kumt, skotsel kumt, skotzel kumt

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