Monday, September 29, 2008

Yiddish-Yinglish Dictionary of Fools courtesy of my idol Marilyn

Bulvan: An ox, with no class. He'll move your house on his back - without asking. Chaim Yankel: A mister nobody. His favorite color is beige. Chaleria: A shrew. If her pastrami's fatty, she'll make a federal case. Chazzer: A pig: He'll take home the cheap wine he brought you for Passover. Draycup: She one not only forgot her address, she's in the wrong city. Eingeshparht: He's got a head like a rock. Gantseh Makher: He made a few bucks selling whoopie cushions, so suddenly he's Trump. Synonym: K'nocker Gonif: Unscrupulous, a thief. His partner's sent out an APB. Grubber yung: Crude. A big mouth who has dirt (from grabbing) under his fingernails. Klutz: Clumsy. She falls over her own sneakers- fastened with Velco. Kvetch: A whiner. The food's salty, the place is chilly, eating out -who needs it? Luftmensch: A dreamer - who never wakes up. He could paint a masterpiece, if only he had an easel - and knew how. Meshugener: A loony. Whether he thinks his underwear is after him or barrels over Niagra Falls, he's one letter short of an M&M. Moishe Kapoyr: Today he'd be called "oppositional." The family votes to hold the reunion in Vegas. He votes for Vilna. Nar: He left his law practice to become a clown. Nayfish: A doormat. When he's robbed, he apologizes for being short on cash. Nebekh: A hapless unfortunate. He gets stepped on by accident a lot. Nuchshlepper: A hanger-on. She shleps the 200 pound camping gear for the group. Nudnik: A persistent bore. She doesn't stop with the talking, the asking, the annoying till you want to staple his lips together. Nudzh: A pesty badgerer. She tells you twelve times to check the locks. Unlike the nudnik, it could be an occasional occurrence. Ongeblussen: A self-involved blowhard. If his last name is Moses, he thinks the Bible gave him a mention. Oysvorf: Unpopular outcast. Think David Duke at a Hadassah meeting. Paskudnyak: A revolting, corrupt person. For him, there would be a very short funeral. Shikker: A drunk. She has a little chaser with her Cheerios. Shlemiel: A pathetic, clumsy loser. He drives over - through your living room. Shlimazel: An unlucky loser. He's the one the shlemiel was visiting. Shlump: Unkempt, saggy. She shleps, stooped, with her hair in strings. Shmeggege: And idiotic doofus. Short of a "meshuganah," he's sure he'll make a killing with his musical toilet seat ... and acts like a makher about it. Shmendrik: Nincompoop. A fraternal twin to a shlemiel, he's thinner and weaker. Shnook: A likeable patsy. You could sell him a time-share in Area 51, and he'll pay top dollar - for vacationing on an historical site. Shnorror: A beggar. He's forever borrowing, taking advantage. Bad for a potluck party. Trombenik: A lazy braggart. Not only does he blow his own horn, he doesn't own one. Yuchna: A loud-mouthed, boorish female. In Loehmann's dressing room she'll yell "It would fit if you lost a few pounds!" Yutz: Socially inept. He takes you to a restaurant with a clown face and spends the evening discussing his train collection. Zshlub: Lazy slob. He shows up with schmutz on his untucked shirt. To Archie Bunker, "meathead" looked like a zshlub when he met him - although he'd never say it.