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Kratsmach

US/ˈkɹät͡smäx/

Kratsmach proper noun: an alternative name for Christmas used by some Orthodox Jews to avoid saying Christ.

Proper noun

Kratsmach

  1. (Judaism, derogatory, euphemistic, possibly, chiefly Ashkenazi Jewish) An alternative name for Christmas used by some Orthodox Jews to avoid saying Christ.

Forms of Kratsmach

alternative formKratsmakh
alternative formKratzmach

Origin of Kratsmach

Blend of Yiddish (איך) קראַץ מיך ((ikh) krats mikh) (“(I) scratch me/myself”) + Christmas due to phonological similarity.

Questions about Kratsmach

What does Kratsmach mean?
Kratsmach means an alternative name for Christmas used by some Orthodox Jews to avoid saying Christ.
What part of speech is Kratsmach?
Kratsmach is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kratsmach?
Kratsmach is pronounced /ˈkɹät͡smäx/ (US).

Words near Kratsmach in the dictionary

  1. kratoms
  2. kraton
  3. kratons
  4. Kratos
  5. Kratovo
  6. Kratsmach
  7. Kratt
  8. Kratts
  9. Kratz
  10. Kratzer
  11. Kratzerian

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