shtark

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Pronunciations

shtark (SHTARK) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. (religiously) intense.

  • v. ('shtark out') To identify oneself closer to the Black Hat end of the Modern Orthodox to Black Hat continuum, in comparison to one's previous location on that continuum.

  • adj. Strong.

Example Sentences

  • "Mike went to Israel and got really shtark."

  • "Would it better or worse than if he shtarked out and became one of the crazies throwing stones at women in Mea Shearim?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שטאַרק shtark 'strong'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      schtark, shtarke

Notes

  • Generally used in reference to someone more religious than the speaker.

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