Citations:shluff
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English citations of shluff
Etymology
[edit]Yiddish שלאָפֿן (shlofn, “to sleep”).
Verb
[edit]Quotations
[edit]- 1997. Magda Denes. Castles burning: a Child's Life in War, page 166[1]:
- "Schluff," my grandfather said tenderly, breaking a long-standing rule imposed on him never, ever to speak Yiddish, the despised language of the Jewish lower classes. "Schluff, my tochterle.
- 2001. Harold Carlton. The Handsomest Sons in the World: A Memoir, page 75[2]:
- 'You don't schluff because you're tired,' he tried to explain. 'It's more a question of relaxing. Sleep is a natural cure.'
- 2007. David Minkoff. Oy!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes, page 365[3]:
- After twenty minutes in an idle state, your PC would go "shluffen" (to sleep).
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- shluffy, The JPS dictionary of Jewish words, by Joyce Eisenberg, Ellen Scolnic, Jewish Publication Society, page 154.