| Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You Contributor(s): Emmes, Yetta (Author), Brandt, Kim Wilson (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0452278996 ISBN-13: 9780452278998 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words which have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue," "drop dead," "enough already', and "excuse the expression." This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Yiddish - Humor |
| Dewey: 439.183 |
| LCCN: 98027347 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.33" W x 8.01" (0.22 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: bite your tongue, drop dead, enough already, and excuse the expression. This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing. |