shidduch

/ ˈʃɪdəx /

noun

1. 1. an arranged marriage
   2. the arrangement of a marriage
2. any negotiated agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of shidduch¹

from Hebrew: see shadchan

Example Sentences

“Bernie needed Joel more than Joel needed Bernie, but it was a good shidduch,” said longtime Democratic Jewish activist and political consultant Steve Rabinowitz, using the Yiddish term for a Jewish arranged marriage.

From Washington Post

The North Slope storefront, previously a Pilates studio, was a shidduch — a match.

From New York Times

She's a matchmaker, in Hebrew a shidduch.

From The Guardian

"I am trying to drive into this, Elkan," Scheikowitz replied: "I have got for you an elegant Shidduch."

From Project Gutenberg

So, Scheikowitz," he said, "you are trying to fix up a Shidduch between Elkan and Miss Maslik without telling me a word about it, and you get the whole thing so mixed up that it is a case of trying to sit between two chairs!

From Project Gutenberg