shpilkes
shpilkes · shpilkeses
A state of impatience, agitation, or anxietyA state of impatience, agitation, or anxiety.
/ˈʃpɪlkɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)A state of impatience, agitation, or anxiety.
This job interview tomorrow gives me shpilkes.
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish שפּילקעס (shpilkes, “needles”), ultimately from a Slavic term such aBorrowed from Yiddish שפּילקעס (shpilkes, “needles”), ultimately from a Slavic term such as Polish szpilka, which comes from Italian spilla, from Late Latin spīnula (“little thorn”).
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Forms
plural: shpilkeses| Singular | shpilkes |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedon tenterhooks