Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shtus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sh-tus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

nonsense, stupidity

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From Yiddish שטות (shtus), from Hebrew שְׁטוּת (sh'tút).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: שטות, שְׁטוּת

Usage

Questions

What does shtus mean?
nonsense, stupidity
Where does shtus come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce shtus

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