farshvitst

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Definitions

  • adj. Sweaty.

Example Sentences

  • "Farshvitst, I contemplate the sound of one hundred six beads of perspiration splashing on the dashboard of my treadmill." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרשװיצט farshvitst

      • 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

      farshvitzt, farschvitst, farschvitzt

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