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jail, prison

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃɛmˌbaɪ̯s]
  1. jail, prison

    masculine · neuter · slang
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Yiddish שם (shem, “name; reputation”), reinterpreted as “bad reputation, disrepute”, and Yiddish בית (beys, “house”); both from Hebrew שֵׁם (shém, “name”) and Hebrew בית (báyit, “house”). Compare German Beiz.

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