schvitz
Loanword
- Meaning
- To sweat, from Yiddish; also a NYC steam bathhouse.
- Type
- Loanword
- Used in
- New York City, New York
What does “schvitz” mean
From Yiddish שוויץ (shvits), German schwitzen 'to sweat.' In NYC English it covers both literal sweating ('I'm schvitzing') and being nervous, and the noun 'the shvitz' refers to Russian-Jewish steam bathhouses that flourished on the Lower East Side and Coney Island from the late 19th century.
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