Thursday, November 9, 2017

Selected Yiddish Words and Phrases 1 (Impress friends and family)

A BI GEZUNT: So long as you're healthy. Expression means, "Don't worry so much about a problem, whatever it is. You've still got your health." 

ALTER COCKER: An old and complaining person, an old fart. 

AY-YAY-YAY: A Joyous, or at times sarcastic, exclamation. 

BALABUSTA: The wife of an important person or a bossy woman. 

BEI MIR BIST DU SHAYN: To me you're beautiful. 

BERRYER: Denotes a woman who has excellent homemaking skills. Considered a compliment in the pre-feminist era. 

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