Where does “shtus” come from?

shtus (English) comes from Yiddish שטות, from Hebrew שְׁטוּת — nonsense.

shtus (English): nonsense, stupidity

Definitions

  1. nonsense, stupidity

Ancestry of “shtus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטותfoolishness
2Hebrewשְׁטוּתnonsense
Every word from Hebrew שְׁטוּת →Every word from Yiddish שטות →