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Borscht Belt
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English
Alternative forms
en Borsht Belt borscht belt
Proper noun
Borscht Belt 1
An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.
en Borscht Circuit Jewish Alps Yiddish Alps
Translations
area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts
German: de Borschtsch-Gürtel m
Polish: pl pas barszczowy m-in
Noun
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en comedy A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.
Adjective
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en comedy Of a style of this comedy.
en 2007 Steven H. Scheuer; Alida Brill-Scheuer Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD Allen plays Alvy Singer, a Jewish comedian whose jokes are more Borscht Belt than sly urban wit.
2012, March 2. Matt Soergel, "'Hedwig', 'Shortbus' filmmaker brings film, commentary to Five Points", Jacksonville.com.
With my buddies, it's going to be very borscht belt, very shtick heavy.
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