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tsuris

or tsour·is, tzur·is

[ tsoor-is, tsur- ]
/ ?tsʊər ɪs, ?tsɜr- /

noun Slang.

trouble; woe.

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Origin of tsuris

1970–75; <Yiddish tsures, tsores, plural of tsure, tsore<Hebrew ṣar?, plural ṣarōth troubles

Words nearby tsuris

T-stop, T-stop system, T-strap, Tsugaru Strait, tsunami, tsuris, Tsushima, Tsushima Current, Tsushima Strait, tsutsugamushi disease, Tsvangirai
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