Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borscht belt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: borscht -belt
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.

noun

A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.

adj

Of a style of this comedy.

name

Alternative letter-case form of Borscht Belt.

Example Sentences

"Allen plays Alvy Singer, a Jewish comedian whose jokes are more Borscht Belt than sly urban wit."
"2012, March 2. Matt Soergel, "'Hedwig', 'Shortbus' filmmaker brings film, commentary to Five Points", Jacksonville.com. With my buddies, it's going to be very borscht belt, very shtick heavy."

Inflected Forms

the Borscht Belt (canonical) Borsht Belt (alternative)

Synonyms

Borscht Circuit Jewish Alps Yiddish Alps borsht circuit borsht belt

Questions

What does borscht belt mean?: An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.

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