borscht beltn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːʃt ˌbɛlt/, U.S.

/ˈbɔrʃ(t) ˌbɛlt/

Forms: 1900s– borsh-belt, 1900s– borscht belt, 1900s– borsht belt. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English borscht , belt n.¹

Etymology: < borscht, variant (after Yiddish borsht ) of borsch n. + belt n.¹ Compare earlier borscht circuit n. and adj.

U.S. colloquial.

A. n.

(The hotels of) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains, New York State, popular with Jewish people of Eastern European origin; these hotels as a source of (esp. summer) engagements for an entertainer or show.

ΚΠ

1937 Variety 2 June 47 The injection of class into the borscht belt's entertainment end.

1940 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 18 July 3/2 The Broadway borscht belt will sprout a dude ranch.

1946 J. Adams From Gags to Riches iii. 48 For me, and for a lot of other actors, the borsht belt, in the Catskill Mountains, was a lifesaver during the summer months.

1950 Amer. Q. 2 167 A nightclub ‘emcee’ rather than a clown, Kaye began his career in the Borscht Belt and..climbed to a command performance before English royalty.

1973 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 60 434 The [Catskills] resort center shifted..to Sullivan County where the ‘borscht belt’ introduced kosher kitchens, unique entertainment, and famous landmarks like Grossingers and the Concord.

2001 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Electronic ed.) 10 June 4 He also worked the ‘Borsch Belt’, the summer hotels in the Catskills, adding to his theatrical bag of tricks and also getting to know future headliners.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to the borscht belt; spec. designating, relating to, or characteristic of the comic entertainers or shows popular in the borscht belt (particularly from the 1930s to the 1950s).

ΚΠ

1953 Nevada State Jrnl. 13 Sept. 4/3 The Mirror's beloved Harry Hershfield doing a Borscht Belt guest shot at Schenck's Paramount.

1966 J. Adams & H. Tobias Borscht Belt ii. 17 One day Danny [Kaye] appeared at a benefit at Soldiers Field in Chicago, and the conservative Chicago Tribune headlined: ‘Borscht Belt King a Big Hit’.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 July (Style section) b1 In a voice thick with Borscht Belt intonations, Krupin said, [etc.].

1984 Movie Rev.: Sweet Lorraine (Cineman Syndicate) (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. A pleasant trip down Borscht Belt memory lane in this charming comedy of a fading, Catskill, family resort hotel.

1990 Time (Electronic ed.) 29 Jan. 76 Singers and comedians such as Eddie Fisher, Danny Kaye and Sid Caesar, who got their starts on Borscht Belt stages.

2000 W. Barrett Rudy! 224 A furor arose over the racial monologues of Jackie Mason, the borscht belt comedian and Orthodox rabbi who had been accompanying Giuliani on campaign appearances.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	borscht belt
释义	borscht beltn.adj. Brit. /ˈbɔːʃt ˌbɛlt/, U.S. /ˈbɔrʃ(t) ˌbɛlt/ Forms: 1900s– borsh-belt, 1900s– borscht belt, 1900s– borsht belt. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English borscht , belt n.¹ Etymology: < borscht, variant (after Yiddish borsht ) of borsch n. + belt n.¹ Compare earlier borscht circuit n. and adj. U.S. colloquial. A. n. (The hotels of) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains, New York State, popular with Jewish people of Eastern European origin; these hotels as a source of (esp. summer) engagements for an entertainer or show. ΚΠ 1937 Variety 2 June 47 The injection of class into the borscht belt's entertainment end. 1940 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 18 July 3/2 The Broadway borscht belt will sprout a dude ranch. 1946 J. Adams From Gags to Riches iii. 48 For me, and for a lot of other actors, the borsht belt, in the Catskill Mountains, was a lifesaver during the summer months. 1950 Amer. Q. 2 167 A nightclub ‘emcee’ rather than a clown, Kaye began his career in the Borscht Belt and..climbed to a command performance before English royalty. 1973 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 60 434 The [Catskills] resort center shifted..to Sullivan County where the ‘borscht belt’ introduced kosher kitchens, unique entertainment, and famous landmarks like Grossingers and the Concord. 2001 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Electronic ed.) 10 June 4 He also worked the ‘Borsch Belt’, the summer hotels in the Catskills, adding to his theatrical bag of tricks and also getting to know future headliners. B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to the borscht belt; spec. designating, relating to, or characteristic of the comic entertainers or shows popular in the borscht belt (particularly from the 1930s to the 1950s). ΚΠ 1953 Nevada State Jrnl. 13 Sept. 4/3 The Mirror's beloved Harry Hershfield doing a Borscht Belt guest shot at Schenck's Paramount. 1966 J. Adams & H. Tobias Borscht Belt ii. 17 One day Danny [Kaye] appeared at a benefit at Soldiers Field in Chicago, and the conservative Chicago Tribune headlined: ‘Borscht Belt King a Big Hit’. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 July (Style section) b1 In a voice thick with Borscht Belt intonations, Krupin said, [etc.]. 1984 Movie Rev.: Sweet Lorraine (Cineman Syndicate) (Electronic ed.) 1 Jan. A pleasant trip down Borscht Belt memory lane in this charming comedy of a fading, Catskill, family resort hotel. 1990 Time (Electronic ed.) 29 Jan. 76 Singers and comedians such as Eddie Fisher, Danny Kaye and Sid Caesar, who got their starts on Borscht Belt stages. 2000 W. Barrett Rudy! 224 A furor arose over the racial monologues of Jackie Mason, the borscht belt comedian and Orthodox rabbi who had been accompanying Giuliani on campaign appearances. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1937
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