Definitions by The Bobby King
Gezh
gezh
/ɡɛʒ/
noun (Chabad / Yiddish slang)
1. Hereditary Chabad lineage; old-line Chabad pedigree.
A colloquial term referring to families with deep, multi-generational roots in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, often tracing back to the era of the Alter Rebbe or early Rabbeim; by extension, a sense of inherited Chabad cultural authenticity or “chassidishe aristocracy.”
Usage: Informal; spoken rather than literary. Used descriptively, not as a title or indicator of spiritual or halachic status.
Etymology: Likely from Yiddishized German Geschlecht (“lineage, stock”), with phonological influence from Eastern European Yiddish and Russian (cf. the voiced zh sound). Written in Yiddish as זש.
/ɡɛʒ/
noun (Chabad / Yiddish slang)
1. Hereditary Chabad lineage; old-line Chabad pedigree.
A colloquial term referring to families with deep, multi-generational roots in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, often tracing back to the era of the Alter Rebbe or early Rabbeim; by extension, a sense of inherited Chabad cultural authenticity or “chassidishe aristocracy.”
Usage: Informal; spoken rather than literary. Used descriptively, not as a title or indicator of spiritual or halachic status.
Etymology: Likely from Yiddishized German Geschlecht (“lineage, stock”), with phonological influence from Eastern European Yiddish and Russian (cf. the voiced zh sound). Written in Yiddish as זש.
Gezh by The Bobby King December 16, 2025
shaichus/shaychus
It means relevance or correlation to an event or situation. This is Yiddish/Hebrew origin and is used mostly by Orthodox Jews.
David: The basketball game was rigged for the other team to win.
Sam: That means the pizza will come faster
David: No shaichus/shaychus
Sam: That means the pizza will come faster
David: No shaichus/shaychus
shaichus/shaychus by The Bobby King November 26, 2023
Cook
Cook by The Bobby King August 1, 2023