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This tag applies to words or linguistic forms that entered English from the Yiddish language either as directly imported Yiddish words or as aspects of speech typical of people whose primary language was Yiddish.

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What does ‘shpritz’ mean?

When used in Jewish jokes, the word has the specific meaning of "in your face," meaning the joke is in your face, like a spray (shpritz) of water. But even more precise is its meaning as soda squirted …
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