staytsh

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Definitions

  • interj. How come? How is that possible?

Example Sentences

  • "Jews, many Jews, are reproaching Ben-Gurion in various ways: 'staytsh' ['how can this be?' in Yiddish – trans.], and again 'staytsh', and yet again 'staytsh' – why and on what basis did he do what he did to Syria..." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • סטײַטש staytsh

      • 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

      staytsch, steitsch, steitsh, staitsh, staitsch, steytsh, steytsch

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