tsoris
n.pl.— «“This has been phenomenal for me. I mean, I don’t have too many left, and I’ve had tsoris my whole life. I’m doing exactly what I want to do,” Brown said, using a Yiddish word for problems.» —“Brown May Remain in Detroit” by Michael Lee Washington Post June 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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