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Title If you can't say anything nice, say it in Yiddish : the book of Yiddish curses and insults / Lita Epstein
Author Epstein, Lita
Imprint New York, NY : Citadel press, Kensington Publishing Corp. [2006]
2006

LIBRARY / MAP CALL NUMBER STATUS MESSAGE
 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 2 Språk & lättläst  439.1 engelska    DUE 24-04-22  ---
Descript 198 pages 21 cm
Note "You don't have to be Jewish to get back at the shmendriks of the world a 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 schmuck 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.) a 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 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. a *Idiots a **More idiots a ***Complainer; a pain in the tuchas**** a **** One's rear end." --Publisher description
Text in English and romanized Yiddish
Subject Jiddisch
Svordomar
Blessing and cursing
Invective
Yiddish language -- Terms and phrases
Bénédiction et malédiction
Invectives
Yiddish (Langue) -- Mots et locutions
Blessing and cursing.
Invective.
Yiddish language.
Swearing
Yiddish language
Lexikon
Dictionary
dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Terms and phrases.
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.
Classmark 439.181
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ISBN/ISSN 9780806538761
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