Definitions
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- noun A state of impatience or agitation.
Etymologies
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Examples
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4 Which of the following sentences uses the word shpilkes properly?
Mark C. Miller: Test-a-Jew: How to Make Sure Your Date Is Really Jewish Mark C. Miller 2011
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I welcome Josh to the world of independent food blogging and I hope all of you enjoy his shpilkes and food-induced mishegas.
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My mother was forever saying that I had shpilkes — Yiddish for ants in your pants.
Ants in Your Pants? You'll Probably Live Longer. Jim Sollisch 2010
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Would you prefer some of the chocolate or the coconut shpilkes?
Mark C. Miller: Test-a-Jew: How to Make Sure Your Date Is Really Jewish Mark C. Miller 2011
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Now Adam's the one with shpilkes, as he is forced to deal with his feelings toward the man who abandoned him, all while watching him play Zeide with a grandson that he never met.
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I am sure you are full of all sorts of shpilkes during all of the mishegas surrounding the move.
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Me, I thought you "had" or "got" shpilkes nervous energy, psychic pins and needles, but a little googling suggests you can be on them as well.
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In Yiddish, this feeling is expressed as shpilkes.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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In Yiddish, this feeling is expressed as shpilkes.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Information: www. myspace. com / shpilkes, info@amesfreelibrary. org or 508-238-2000.
Jewish Advocate 2009
mollusque commented on the word shpilkes
High anxiety.
April 4, 2009
bilby commented on the word shpilkes
In Albania?
April 4, 2009
actung commented on the word shpilkes
Shpilkes. (Shpill-Kiss) - noun - Yiddish for nervous energy.
February 14, 2011