שלאָטעshlote meaning in Yiddish
slush, sleet, foul wet weather · noun, feminine
That gray, half-frozen soup on the sidewalk in late October that instantly soaks through your shoes has its own name: שלאָטע (shlote).
אינדרויסן איז אַזאַ שלאָטע, אַז נאָך דרײַ טריט זענען די זאָקן שוין קאַלט און נאַס.
“Outside there is such a slush that after three steps your socks are already cold and wet.”
What kind of shoes do you wear when there is a real shlote outside?
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Published 19 October 2026