Sunday, September 10, 2006

Yinglish at Its best.
(Source unknown)

JEWBILATION n. Pride in finding out that one's favorite celebrity is Jewish.

TORAHFIED n. Inability to remember one's lines (trup) when called to read from the Torah at one's Bar Mitzvah.

SANTA-SHMANTA n. The explanation Jewish children get for why they celebrate Hanukah while the rest of the neighbors celebrate Christmas.

MATZILATION v. 1. Smashing a piece of matzo to bits while trying to butter it 2. An unsuccessful attempt at splitting the affikoman in half.

BUBBEGUM n. Candy one's mother gives to her grandchildren that she never gave to her own children. (The secret nosh drawer in bubbys house)

CHUTZPAPA n. A father who wakes his wife at 4:00a.m. so she can change the baby's diaper.

DEJA NU n. Having the feeling you've seen the same exasperated look on your mother's face but not knowing exactly when.

DISORIYENTA n. 1. When Aunt Sadie gets lost in a department store and strikes up a conversation with everyone she passes 2. A yenta forgetting what she was yenting about.

GOYFER n. A Gentile messenger.

HEBORT vb. To forget all the Hebrew one ever learned immediately after one's Bar Mitzvah.

JEWDO n. A traditional form of self defense based on talking one's way out of a tight spot.

MAMATZAH BALLS n. Matzo balls that are as good as mother used to make.

MEINSTEIN - slang. "My son, the genius"

MISHPOCHAMARKS n. The assorted lipstick and make-up stains found on one's face and collar after kissing all one's aunts and cousins at a
reception.

RE-SHTETLEMENT n. Moving from Brooklyn to Miami and finding all your old neighbors live in the same condo as you.

ROSH HASHANA-NA-NA n. A rock 'n roll band from Brooklyn.

YIDENTIFY v. 1. To be able to determine ethnic origins of celebrities even though their names might be St. John, Curtis, Davis, or Taylor 2. The ability to identify different types of chasidim by their clothing (Hats, Bekishes, etc.)

MINYASTICS n. Going to incredible lengths and troubles to find a tenth person to complete a minyan.

FEELAWFUL n. Indigestion from eating Israeli street food.

DIS-KVELLIFIED vb. To drop out of law school, medical school or business as seen through the eyes of parents, grandparents, and Uncle Sid.

IMPASTA n. A Jew who starts eating leavened foods before the end of Passover.

KINDERSCHLEP v. To transport other kids in your car besides yours.

SCHMUCKLUCK n. Finding out one's wife became pregnant after one had a vasectomy.

SHOFARSOGUT n. Ending the first day of rosh hashana, beginning the second, Shofar –so-gut 2.The relief you feel when after many attempts the shofar is finally blown at the end of Yom Kippur.

TRAYFFIC ACCIDENT n. An appetizer one finds out has pork in it after one has eaten it.


9 Comments:

At 11:10 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very cute but not too funny.

Just for the record, I went back and finished 'bout an hour ago (10:00 am).

 
At 11:36 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

jewish press aronld fine???

 
At 11:39 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

does your mama know you were up all night???

 
At 1:45 PM, Blogger smb said...

very cute

 
At 3:42 PM, Blogger kasamba said...

Cute- been there, done that!

 
At 9:23 PM, Blogger Chasidishe Shaigitz said...

G: Cool, now I'm just waiting for the $. Btw did the room still smell like smokes and beer? ;)

ANON: I would know, (though I love reading his stuff) I found this on some jewish website.

AMOM: Oy Gevald, now your getting even worse then my mom.

Just to calm your motherly nerves she knew I was going to be out late, she had asked me to brink home something from the store and I mentioned to her that I wouldn’t be back before at least 4am, I didnt mean to be up all night as I had to get up early'ish to learn with my chavrusa...


ESHET: I knew I recognized it from somewhere...

LVNSM27: thanks and welcome.

KASAMBA: Hi :)

 
At 2:36 AM, Blogger Sarah Likes Green said...

always good for a chuckle :)

 
At 9:52 AM, Blogger socialworker/frustrated mom said...

Very cute.

 
At 11:16 PM, Blogger Faye Spalter said...

i agree, very jewish press arnold fine like

 

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