borscht circuit
/ˈbɔːʃt ˌsəːkɪt/(also borsch circuit, borsht circuit) US informal
noun
The hotels of resort areas in the Catskill Mountains, New York State, as a source of (especially summer) engagements for an entertainer or show.
- The area itself later became known informally as the borscht belt: see borscht belt..
adjective
Of or relating to the borscht circuit.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Variety. From borscht, variant (after Yiddish borsht) of borsch + circuit.
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