zetz

English

Etymology

From Yiddish [Term?].

Noun

zetz (plural zetzes)

1. (slang) A punch; a blow.
   • 2013, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Joel Segel, Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice, page 75:

     […] when suddenly I felt a zetz in the ribs and a whisper in my ear.