האַשטאַג

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English hashtag, as a direct spelling-based borrowing rather than phonetic.

Noun

האַשטאַג • (hashtag) m, plural האַשטאַגן (hashtagn)

  1. (Internet, neologism) hashtag

Usage notes

  • האַשטאַג (hashtag) appears to be the more common term these days, however כעשטעג (kheshteg) is found in the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary (2016), and is most likely more commonly used by Russian speakers.
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