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Borscht Belt en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. Of a style of this comedy.
    • 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.
    • Allen plays Alvy Singer, a Jewish comedian whose jokes are more Borscht Belt than sly urban wit. 2007, Steven H. Scheuer, Alida Brill-Scheuer, Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD:

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Borscht Belt en · NOUN

Meanings

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

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Borscht Belt en · PROPN

Meanings

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

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Synonyms

Jewish Alps · Yiddish Alps · Borscht Circuit

Translations (2)

pl pas barszczowy (area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts) · de Borschtsch-Gürtel (area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts)