borscht belt
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Borscht Belt¹
proper noun the Borscht Belt · Borsht Belt · borscht belt
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An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.
Similar: Borscht Circuit, Jewish Alps, Yiddish Alps
noun Borsht Belt · borscht belt
- A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.
adjective Borsht Belt · borscht belt
- Of a style of this comedy. Allen plays Alvy Singer, a Jewish comedian whose jokes are more Borscht Belt than sly urban wit.
borscht belt²
proper noun the borscht belt
- Alternative letter-case form of Borscht Belt
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name area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts
| Deutsch | Borschtsch-Gürtel |
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