Kratsmach

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US/ˈkɹät͡smäx/US/-məx/

proper noun

An alternative name for Christmas used by some Orthodox Jews to avoid saying Christ.

OriginYiddish (איך) קראַץ מיך →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kratsmakh · alternative Kratzmach

  1. Judaismderogatoryeuphemisticpossiblychiefly Ashkenazi JewishAn alternative name for Christmas used by some Orthodox Jews to avoid saying Christ.

Origin

  1. Yiddish(איך) קראַץ מיך
  2. EnglishKratsmach

Blend of Yiddish (איך) קראַץ מיך ((ikh) krats mikh) (“(I) scratch me/myself”) + Christmas due to phonological similarity.

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APA

Kratsmach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kratsmach

MLA

“Kratsmach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kratsmach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kratsmach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kratsmach.

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