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40 Yiddish Words You Should Know

One of Rocket's nicknames is Schmutz since any little smudge shows up so well on his white fur.

The Minnesota-Yiddish Dictionary, courtesy of Garrison Keillor

It amuses me immensely that in the Merriam-Webster definition of "lassitude" it offers several synonyms and their definitions, including "languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love." Malaria, love, same thing.

Comedy gold.

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100% French! 100% German! 100% Italian! 100% Spanish! 100% English!

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