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Yiddish question: "shtoltzy"



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chen  




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 12:21 pm
Calling all Yiddishists:

Ds came home with the expression "shtoltzy" which I gather means "classy, elegant, pish-posh".

Is this a genuine Yiddish word or is it one of those phony made-up pseudo-Yiddish yeshiva-bocher words like "shtoddy"? (The correct Yiddish word is "shtottish", meaning "of or pertaining to the city" --as opposed to the country--which by extension means elegant and stylish.)
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chocolate moose




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 12:36 pm
Yes.
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rosehill




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 12:49 pm
To the best of my knowledge, "shtoltz" in Yiddish means proud. My grandmother uses this word to describe someone who is well dressed, clean, well mannered etc.
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  chen  




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 1:50 pm
Thanks, ladies! In that case I will let him continue using the expression.
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happy2beme  




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 1:58 pm
whats wrong with :
Quote:
phony made-up pseudo-Yiddish yeshiva-bocher words like "shtoddy"?

?
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Mama Bear




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Sep 01 2006, 5:02 pm
shtolz means proud.she probably meant shtatty.
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  chen  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 05 2006, 10:58 am
happy2beme wrote:
whats wrong with :
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phony made-up pseudo-Yiddish yeshiva-bocher words like "shtoddy"?

?


I'm a purist. If you speak a language, speak a language. Don't mix half-and-half. If you're new to the country and don't know the word for something in the language of that country, ask--and then use the correct word.
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  happy2beme  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 05 2006, 12:53 pm
Quote:
I'm a purist. If you speak a language, speak a language. Don't mix half-and-half

it is a language: the yeshivishe reid LOL
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  chen




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 05 2006, 1:07 pm
Like Ebonics?
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  happy2beme




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 05 2006, 1:26 pm
haha- good one

did ebonics ever get passed as a language at the end?
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Chaya123




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Sep 06 2006, 12:25 pm
To me shtolzy is a negative connotation to someone who is too proud.
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Imhappy!




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Sep 06 2006, 12:54 pm
shtoltz is proud it can be good as in being proud of your yiddishkeit or proud as in haughty.
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shopaholic




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Sep 06 2006, 9:17 pm
I thought it was "shtotty" or "shtotzy". We used that as kids to refer to people or things that are fancy.
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