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??
David Sedley's Thoughts and Musings (and some audio shiurim too)
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ReplyDeleteDefenestrate - to kill someone by throwing them out of a window. Much better than half of your words! :-)
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