English Explanatory Dictionary

Borscht Belt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.
noun
  1. A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.
adj
  1. Of a style of this comedy.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Borscht Belt.

Word forms

Borscht Belt the Borscht Belt Borsht Belt

Synonyms

Borscht Circuit Jewish Alps Yiddish Alps
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