Where does “shtus” come from?
shtus (English) comes from Yiddish שטות, from Hebrew שְׁטוּת — nonsense.
shtus (English): nonsense, stupidity
Ancestry of “shtus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שטות | foolishness |
| 2 | Hebrew | שְׁטוּת | nonsense |