shtus

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. Nonsense.

  • n. A commotion

Example Sentences

  • "Don't watch that show--it's pure shtuss."

  • “Pipe down; don’t make such a shtus.” (NJY)

  • “She made such a shtus that they had to go to court.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שטויות shtuyót > Y שטות shtus

      • 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
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      shtuyos, shtuyot, shtuss, shdus, shduss

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