שײַסע

Yiddish

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from German Scheiße, from Middle High German schīze, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part”). An inherited form would have likely resulted in *שײַס (*shays).

Noun

שײַסע • (shayse) f

1. manure; feces; excrement; slag; trash

   Synonyms: דרעק (drek), עקסקרעמענט (ekskrement), שמוץ (shmuts), שטול (shtul), שײַס (shays)

2. (vulgar, slang) crap, shit (something worthless or disgusting)

   Synonym: דרעק (drek)

Derived terms

• שטיקל שײַסע (shtikl shayse)
• שײַסע מיט פֿעפֿער (shayse mit fefer)