The Jerusalem Bridge

טוסטוסtustus meaning in Hebrew

moped, small motor scooter · noun, masculine (plural: טוסטוסים, tustusim)
Illustration for the Hebrew word tustus

You're stuck in a jam on Derech Hevron and you hear it before you see it: tus-tus-tus. Then a delivery guy slides past your mirror with two centimeters to spare.

השליח של הפיצה הגיע על טוסטוס תוך עשר דקות, למרות כל הפקקים בעיר.

“The pizza delivery guy got here on a tustus in ten minutes, despite all the traffic in the city.”

Where would a tustus get you somewhere faster than your car does?

Israeli slang wordsHebrew words for everyday life in Israel

Get tomorrow's word in your inbox. Free. Unsubscribe whenever.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

Want to go further with a teacher?

A real 30-minute lesson, one to one — Modern Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Yiddish or Aramaic. No card required.

Study 1-on-1 with Yaacov

Prefer a small group? Eight-week groups