Thursday, November 08, 2007

Top Ten Words that sound as though they are Yiddish but Aren't

Top Ten Words That Sound as though they are Yiddish, but Aren't:

Number 10 - Farfetched

Number 9 - Invocation

Number 8 - Flummoxed

Number 7 - Gobsmacked

Number 6 - Innersprung

Number 5 - Gerund

Number 4 - Forefinger

Number 3 - Henpecked

Number 2 - Scooped

AND the Number 1 Word That Sounds as though it is Yiddish, but Isn't is... - Gazumped

What would you add??

2 comments:

  1. Defenestrate - to kill someone by throwing them out of a window. Much better than half of your words! :-)

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