Shkotzim
//ˈʃkɑtsɪm// noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of shegetz form-of, plural
"...my father made it sound to me like Roosevelt in the White House in Washington ... and all the while how he hated their guts ... oh the whole pack of them up there in Massachusetts, shkotzim fox-hunting! playing polo!"
- 2 plural of shkotz form-of, plural
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More examples"...my father made it sound to me like Roosevelt in the White House in Washington ... and all the while how he hated their guts ... oh the whole pack of them up there in Massachusetts, shkotzim fox-hunting! playing polo!"
Etymology
From Yiddish שקצים (shkotsem), from Hebrew שְׁקָצִים (shkatsím), plural of שֶׁקֶץ (shékets, “abomination”).
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