האַשטאַג

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• כעשטעג (kheshteg)

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.