Glitshn

Pronunciation : GLI-sh-en
Definition: to slide, or glide.
Example Sentence: Why is there ice in the living room. I’m glitshning all over the place.

Some Fun Thoughts:

Does this word sound familiar? Well it should! Remove the “s,” replace it with a “c,” and get that “n,” outta here! What do we get? (I don’t know. I can’t spell.)

Glitch is derived from glitsh, Yiddish for slippery place, and from glitshn, meaning to slide, or glide. Glitch was in use in the 1940s by radio announcers to indicate an on-air mistake. By the 1950s, the term had migrated to television, where engineers used glitch to refer to technical problems. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it was NASA astronaut, John Glenn, who popularized the word when working for them in the ‘60s. It is speculated that an engineer familiar with the term brought it into the office, and Glenn, the apparent logophile, liked the word so much he decided to use it. Isn’t that fun! We have another reason to thank Yiddish today.