Borscht Belt

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Borscht Belt

  1. (with the) An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.
  2. A style of comedy which originated in resort nightclubs of this region, noted for its use of self-deprecation, wordplay, and Yiddish vocabulary.
    • 2007, Steven H. Scheuer, Alida Brill-Scheuer, Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD:
      Allen plays Alvy Singer, a Jewish comedian whose jokes are more Borscht Belt than sly urban wit.
    • 2012, March 2. Matt Soergel, "'Hedwig', 'Shortbus' filmmaker brings film, commentary to Five Points", Jacksonville.com.
      With my buddies, it's going to be very borscht belt, very shtick heavy.

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