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Definition of shvitz in English: shvitz(also schvitz) noun ʃvɪtsSHvits North American informal 1A sauna or steam bath. our great-grandfather and his brothers went to the shvitz together Example sentencesExamples - If you can handle the process of dunking yourself in a tank of ice-cold water upon exiting the schvitz, consider yourself thoroughly cleansed and rejuvenated.
- I poured some icy buckets over my head and entered the schvitz.
- The kid looked like someone your zaide chatted with every week at the shvitz up on 10th Street.
- Some form of this ancient practice is found in cultures around the world, from the Finnish sauna to the Russian bania, and from the Jewish shvitz to the Turkish hamman.
- The hot to cold is traditional in the shvitz, and it actually increases circulation and gives an overall sense of well-being.
- The ceremonial sweat lodge, for instance, had an easy precedent in the old-fashioned shvitz.
- 1.1 A session in a sauna or steam bath.
when it's time for thinking I like to have a shvitz Example sentencesExamples - Off to have a schvitz and a massage.
- We're sure it was warm in Venice, but we didn't notice any other starlets looking like they just finished a schvitz in the sauna.
- One of the most memorable dreams involved me conversing with Lou as we took a shvitz together.
- Since I'm the sweatiest guy I know, I took some wicking gear for a test schvitz.
- It reminded me of the time I took a schvitz with him at the 92nd Street Y.
- The schvitz is an experience in and of itself.
verb ʃvɪtsSHvits [no object]North American informal Sweat. it was one of those godawful days with a billion percent humidity and everybody was schvitzing Example sentencesExamples - They have like 6 rooms perhaps, you can lay in the rain, schvitz to your heart's content.
- In the intimate confines of the Cabaret theater, where they literally schvitz right onto the audience, the whole house crackles with their energy.
- Without powder that face paint is just gonna melt off your face the second you start to schvitz.
- He probably does tend to schvitz more than most.
- Now let me schvitz in peace.
- For example, yesterday I was definitely shvitzing.
Origin1930s: from Yiddish shvits 'sauna, steam bath', probably from German Schwitze. Definition of shvitz in US English: shvitz(also schvitz) nounSHvits North American informal 1A sauna or steam bath. our great-grandfather and his brothers went to the shvitz together Example sentencesExamples - The kid looked like someone your zaide chatted with every week at the shvitz up on 10th Street.
- Some form of this ancient practice is found in cultures around the world, from the Finnish sauna to the Russian bania, and from the Jewish shvitz to the Turkish hamman.
- The ceremonial sweat lodge, for instance, had an easy precedent in the old-fashioned shvitz.
- The hot to cold is traditional in the shvitz, and it actually increases circulation and gives an overall sense of well-being.
- I poured some icy buckets over my head and entered the schvitz.
- If you can handle the process of dunking yourself in a tank of ice-cold water upon exiting the schvitz, consider yourself thoroughly cleansed and rejuvenated.
- 1.1 A session in a sauna or steam bath.
when it's time for thinking I like to have a shvitz Example sentencesExamples - Off to have a schvitz and a massage.
- The schvitz is an experience in and of itself.
- We're sure it was warm in Venice, but we didn't notice any other starlets looking like they just finished a schvitz in the sauna.
- It reminded me of the time I took a schvitz with him at the 92nd Street Y.
- Since I'm the sweatiest guy I know, I took some wicking gear for a test schvitz.
- One of the most memorable dreams involved me conversing with Lou as we took a shvitz together.
verbSHvits [no object]North American informal Sweat. it was one of those godawful days with a billion percent humidity and everybody was schvitzing Example sentencesExamples - In the intimate confines of the Cabaret theater, where they literally schvitz right onto the audience, the whole house crackles with their energy.
- They have like 6 rooms perhaps, you can lay in the rain, schvitz to your heart's content.
- Without powder that face paint is just gonna melt off your face the second you start to schvitz.
- He probably does tend to schvitz more than most.
- For example, yesterday I was definitely shvitzing.
- Now let me schvitz in peace.
Origin1930s: from Yiddish shvits ‘sauna, steam bath’, probably from German Schwitze. |