shpilkes

Meanings

Noun

A state of impatience, agitation, and/or anxiety.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שפּילקעס (shpilkes, “needles”), ultimately from a Slavic term such as Polish szpilka, which comes from Italian spilla, from Late Latin spīnula (“little thorn”).

Synonyms

on pins and needles

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