Author: Yetta Emmes
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 43284

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.4

ISBN: 0452278996
Dewey Decimal Number: 439.183421
EAN: 9780452278998
ASIN: 0452278996

Publication Date: December 1, 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Book 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.

Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Drek: The Real Yiddish February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Just a cursory look at few pages brings back memories of my long departed mother who was an immigrant from Poland.

5 out of 5 stars

Laugh a little!? January 24, 2008
This is a very funny book, I enjoyed it a lot and plan to share it with all my crazy relatives.

3 out of 5 stars

Drek! October 1, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I had hoped for something more than this skinny, undersized volume. to spin an old gag, "Life is a drek sandwich. Sometimes you get more bread... sometimes you get more drek." Not too much drek in this sandwich. For instance I wanted a definition of "Yutz." I had to go to Google to find it. And a couple of other terms that have more than one meaning left those alternatives unlisted.
But it's better than no sandwich at all. And I found other volumes I might invesetigate later, if I find myself in need of such diversity.
In brief, I got the Drek I paid for, but not much else.

5 out of 5 stars

contents July 29, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

What a fun book!! Easy to remember words with the translations right next to them. Even some history on the language of Yiddish. Very enjoyable.

3 out of 5 stars

entertaining read February 16, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought this as a guide for my boyfriend, who is technically Jewish but doesn't really practice, as a fun way to learn something more about the culture he comes from as well as to just have some fun with language. This book was easy to read and digest, the phonetic guide was very helpful, and it was entertaining.