שווענדזשען

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Polish swędzić.

Verb

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שווענדזשען (shvendzhen)

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
    אים שווענדזשעט די האַנט, דעריבער שטעקט ער זי אַרײַן צו יענעם אין קעשענע.
    im shvendzhet di hant, deriber shtekt er zi arayn tsu yenem in keshene.
    His hand is itchy so he has to stick it in that person's pocket.