Glossary
The Meaning Behind the Merch
We print these words on shirts, so we owe them the real story. This is our running glossary of the Yiddish and Hebrew words that show up across our collections: what they actually mean, where they come from, and how people use them today.
Chutzpah
Bold nerve or audacity, borrowed from Yiddish and Hebrew.
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Hebrew for “life,” worth 18 in gematria, hence the gifting tradition.
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Righteous giving, rooted in justice rather than charity.
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Yiddish for destined or meant to be, most often a soulmate.
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