shpatzir

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Pronunciations

shpatzir (shpah-TSEER) listen

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Definitions

  • v. To walk, take a stroll.

  • v. To tarry, procrastinate.

Example Sentences

  • "Well, they might come for Thanksgiving if I invite them now; but since I've shpartzired around so much, they might already have plans at this point."

  • "After a delightful Friday evening meal at my home, replete with inspiring Hassidic melodies and words of Torah, he suggested that we go for a shpatzir" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שפּאַצירן shpatsírn (verbal stem is שפּאַציר shpatsír)

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      shpatsir, shpartzir

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