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If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish : The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses by Lita Epstein (2006, UK-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN-100806527315
ISBN-139780806527314
eBay Product ID (ePID)50238837
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIf You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish : the Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses
SubjectDictionaries, Judaism / General, Yiddish, Topic / Language
Publication Year2006
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Religion, Reference, Humor
AuthorLita Epstein
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-934018
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal439.181
SynopsisYou don't have to be Jewish to get back at all the Shmendricks of the world! If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish is the perfect glossary of Yiddish insults and curses. Complete with hundreds of the most creative insults for the putzes and kvetchers of the world, this is an indispensable guide for Jews and Gentiles alike. When it comes to cursing someone who sorely needs it, may you never be at a loss for words again., You don't have to be Jewish to get back at the shmendriks of the world Yiddish. It's the most colorful language in the history of mankind. What other language gives you a whole dictionary of ways to tell someone to drop dead? That shmuck who got promoted over you? Meigulgl zol er vern in a henglaykhter, by tog zol er hengen, un by nakht zol er brenen . (He should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night.) That soccer mom kibitzing on her cell phone and tying up traffic? Shteyner zol zi hobn, nit keyn kinder . (She should have stones and not children.) If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish is the perfect glossary of Yiddish insults and curses, from the short and sweet( (Tu mir nit keyn toives Don't do me any favors) to the whole megillah (Khasene hobn zol er mit di malekh hamoves tokhter: He should marry the daughter of the Angel of Death.) Complete with hundreds of the most creative insults for the putzes and kvetchers of the world, this is an indispensable guide for Jews and Gentiles alike. When it comes to cursing someone who sorely needs it, may you never be at a loss for words again. Lita Epstein grew up around Yiddish. While her mother and aunts usually used Yiddish to discuss something they didn't want the kids to know, its meaning gradually seeped through. This is her thirteenth book. She cannot promise it will be her last., For any schmuck who's had it up to here with all the putzes in the universe irritating the daylights out of them on a daily basis - an easy-use Yiddish dictionary of insults, outbursts and all-purpose rants. Functions as a genuine historical overview of the Yiddish language and a full-on repertoire of curses, ranging from the mildly irritated to howling barrages of unappeasable wrath. Includes advice on how to hold grudges, a key to pronunciation and enough ill wishes to destroy a year's worth of brainless morons., An indispensable guide for Jews and Gentiles alike, this glossary of Yiddish insults and curses comes complete with hundreds of the most creative insults for the putzes and kvetchers of the world.
LC Classification NumberPJ5118
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