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tsur⋅is

[tsoor-is, tsur-]
–noun Slang.
trouble; woe.


Origin:
1970–75; < Yiddish tsures, tsores, pl. of tsure, tsore < Heb ṣarā, pl. ṣarōth troubles
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tsu·ris also tzu·ris   (tsŏŏr'ĭs, tsûr'-)   
n.   Informal
Trouble; aggravation.

[Yiddish tsores, pl. of tsure, from Hebrew ṣārâ, from ṣārar, to become narrow; see ṣrr in Semitic roots.]
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