zetz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yiddish זעץ (zets, “a punch, a blow, a hit”), ultimately from Old High German Satz (“a leap”). Compare with Yiddish זעצן (zetsn, “to sit”).

Noun

zetz (plural zetzes)

  1. (slang) A punch; a blow.
    • 2013, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Joel Segel, Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice, page 75:
      […] when suddenly I felt a zetz in the ribs and a whisper in my ear.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.