svolotsh
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Definitions

  • n. A scoundrel, villain, scumbag.

Example Sentences

  • "These words wove themselves through the conversations of my parents and grandparents. I didn’t realize until much later that many of them weren’t English at all. (A few were less savory and such fun to say: paskutsveh, for being obnoxious; svolitch, if you were real scum; or smarkatsh, for rascal." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • סװאָלאָטש svolotsh

      • Who Uses This

      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      svoloch, svolitsh, svolich, svolitch

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