Borscht Belt

noun

variants often borscht belt or less commonly Borsch belt, often borsch belt

: the theaters and nightclubs associated with the Jewish summer resorts in the Catskills

Examples of Borscht Belt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After serving in the Army during World War II and performing in the Borscht Belt, Sid Caesar hired him as a writer. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

The Sullivan County Golf Club is a rural 9-hole course that opened back in 1925 in Liberty, New York, a small town about two hours from Manhattan, up in the Catskill Mountains where tourists used to flock during the Borscht Belt resort boom. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026

Myron Cohen was one of the Jewish comics that used to work the Borscht Belt in the Catskills. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the popularity of borscht on menus of the resorts

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Borscht Belt

• heartfelt
• snowmelt
• unfelt
• celt
• dealt
• dwelt
• felt
• knelt
• melt
• pelt
• smelt
• spelt