tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post6553680935685107676..comments2023-05-21T09:46:36.566-04:00Comments on A Blob of Something Different: Top Ten Words I Learned From My BrothersSomething Differenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-23718149523100650772009-08-27T18:50:58.819-04:002009-08-27T18:50:58.819-04:00I think oisergevaintlach means exceptional or outs...I think oisergevaintlach means exceptional or outstanding, my chumash teacher in hs used to write it on our testpapers... but it was so 'memorable' that the word stuck w/ me lolcortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500543390043802580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-48547293706770239742009-08-27T13:46:43.992-04:002009-08-27T13:46:43.992-04:00I never was gone ;-) I always read you but don'...I never was gone ;-) I always read you but don't have anything smart to contribute. <br />Love you!ENnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-90951760566293901012009-08-27T10:28:24.557-04:002009-08-27T10:28:24.557-04:00Auror- Huh?
JSB- I was wondering the same thing.....Auror- Huh?<br /><br />JSB- I was wondering the same thing...<br /><br />EN- Hey!! Welcome back!! I missed you! Those are awesome words...lol shame my brother is back in yeshivah...cant ask him. ;-)Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-69105777511924870402009-08-27T10:24:05.959-04:002009-08-27T10:24:05.959-04:00Great post,
I believe the actual translation of ...Great post, <br /><br />I believe the actual translation of karg is meager<br /><br />A few other yeshivish words,<br /><br />Azoi <br />Farshtetzach<br />Al kol panim<br />nisht<br />gleib/glattENnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-26221373571289506202009-08-25T11:43:50.635-04:002009-08-25T11:43:50.635-04:00Auror: what does that mean?Auror: what does that mean?Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-57931555242641511022009-08-24T21:10:45.294-04:002009-08-24T21:10:45.294-04:00How about oisergevaintlach lolHow about oisergevaintlach lolcortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500543390043802580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-30886608535509300182009-08-21T15:59:42.927-04:002009-08-21T15:59:42.927-04:00MIM- LOL! It takeh sounds like you are, mistama.
...MIM- LOL! It takeh sounds like you are, mistama.<br /><br />IAG- The boys went back to yeshivah, how'm I sposta do them? ;-)<br />And some of those, like anshuldigs and shkoyach are more yiddish than ordinary yeshivish. Like, the chasidim I know use them just as much as my brother(s).<br /><br />Vince- Nice of you to offer, but I highly doubt your readers understand yeshivish. LOL.Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-24695471003852570032009-08-20T15:43:14.341-04:002009-08-20T15:43:14.341-04:00And another few that I just remembered:
L'mays...And another few that I just remembered:<br />L'maysah and anshuldicks.<br />And then there's: Shkoiyach - you'll hear it at a family simcha after someone chashuv finishes giving a gevaldige schmooze...itsagifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942149774297914315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-59436413012400406312009-08-20T12:47:28.593-04:002009-08-20T12:47:28.593-04:00Hey Blob this is another excellent top ten list. I...Hey Blob this is another excellent top ten list. I just wanted to let you know again that you can cross-post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and link back to your site. We are trying to create a directory for top ten lists where people can find your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.Vincetastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09367800857300755203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-33943831604492368852009-08-20T11:54:43.564-04:002009-08-20T11:54:43.564-04:00Here are some more...
I'll leave the definitio...Here are some more...<br />I'll leave the definitions up to all of you:<br />aderaba<br />memayla<br />l'mun efshuch<br />al kol panim<br />tzugepast (it's a shidduch word!)<br />There were more but I forgot them...<br />Now check this out! It's funny!!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frumspeak-Dictionary-Yeshivish-Chaim-Weiser/dp/1568216149#" rel="nofollow">Yeshivish Dictionary</a> Wanna buy it?itsagifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942149774297914315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-59914621705354307422009-08-19T20:57:29.480-04:002009-08-19T20:57:29.480-04:00I wrote a whole post about it the yeshivish lingo ...I wrote a whole post about it the yeshivish lingo and I cant take it (nor can I take chulent), Lechoira Im grada just ah shtarkeh am haaretz (if that doesnt make sense than I am really an am haaretz).Mikeinmidwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076346601047947913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-62974498483092599322009-08-19T17:21:03.930-04:002009-08-19T17:21:03.930-04:00IAG- Oh, makes sense, cuz I think he uses it to ma...IAG- Oh, makes sense, cuz I think he uses it to make fun of us. Like when I explain something he tells me it's teef...<br />And please add to the list, I'd love that!<br /><br />CIB- nobody apparently. :-p<br /><br />MM- I did hear it, and after I typed this post I was listening to it and laughing...<br />And no, do I <i>look</i> like the sort of person who goes around redting shidduchim? lol<br /><br />Freeda- Yeah, I get that, but my question is, why does he also make fun of people by saying they aren't yeshivish?<br />And I think mashehu has its own very special definition in the context of yeshivisha reid.<br /><br />JSB- Yes, they were, lol I forgot about those!<br />My brother is exraordinarily yeshivish. His language is so full of that stuff... I did read your post about that song, it was a while ago tho, no?<br /><br />Anon- Glad to be of service. My suggestion for dealing with your brothers is to learn french... ;-)<br />And I really am not sure about Harrys. I tried to get my brother to explain it to me but he lost patience...maybe someone here could shed some light on it...<br /><br />Insp- You know yeshivish? What a shock! :-p<br />Thats cool about fest, I am gonna tell me brother and knock his socks off.<br /><br />TOL- Glad to help. And personally I think going to yeshiva is easier than gettin married, but thanks for the idea... :-P<br /><br />HTTA- What was the dictionary called?<br /><br />Mushkie- Can you give us some examples?<br /><br />SA- Thanks. :-) Yes, I've seen hers...Something Differenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225114844104235510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-71543619287083105562009-08-19T10:59:00.155-04:002009-08-19T10:59:00.155-04:00Loved the list. You should check with Daughters i...Loved the list. You should check with Daughters in the Parsha any post about YBS.<br /><br />http://daughtersintheparsha.blogspot.comStaying Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228636990839399469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-41038363150657632442009-08-19T02:48:55.883-04:002009-08-19T02:48:55.883-04:00yes, lol (yeshivish guys speak that way to their w...yes, lol (yeshivish guys speak that way to their wives), which probably inspired the journeys song. chabad have a different language which is similiar to yeshivish but with a different accent and some different expressions.Mushkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254137812855001905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-33258190767845968562009-08-18T20:34:41.742-04:002009-08-18T20:34:41.742-04:00yeshivish is as yeshivish does.
i had a friend wh...yeshivish is as yeshivish does.<br /><br />i had a friend who was on the highway driving an old grand marquis, and the material on the back part of the car started ripping off (its sort of this cloth/plastic material)<br /><br />anyhow he pulled into a rest area and a black guy offered to help him some duct tape to tape it up till he gets home. So he says to his friend "this is so yeshivish"<br />and the black dude says "i don't know what you just called it, but we call this ghetto"<br /><br />if you want to read further someone put out a dictionary on yeshivish a few years ago.harry-er than them allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957506180776134351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-75453008601897025242009-08-18T18:14:01.739-04:002009-08-18T18:14:01.739-04:00Karg, teef and fest were new words for me, so than...Karg, teef and fest were new words for me, so thanx for the quasi-definitions :)<br />and MM, im in this with you - it can be reason #who-knows-what to get married...thinking out loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094605450605606925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-74530090938471701362009-08-18T18:01:29.354-04:002009-08-18T18:01:29.354-04:00I totally know yeshivish :p
You're all wrong....I totally know yeshivish :p<br /><br />You're all wrong. Technically fest mean firm or sturdy. It is however used (mainly by boys)when doing something really cool, weird or different like eating chulent late at night... (that's the best explanation I can give:-))<br /><br />and teef means deep, you got that definition already.Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165851959757151543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-49550796790683543352009-08-18T17:06:12.335-04:002009-08-18T17:06:12.335-04:00great post now maybe ill understand what my brothe...great post now maybe ill understand what my brother is always hocking about and thinks hes so cool... ;-) (btw which i really don't care if i don't understand the language- since i don't understand the majority of languages anyway ;)) and besides i don't mind getting married to learn it LOL ;-)<br />i have a question that i was reminded of when i read the post-dont think it has anything to do with anything and being that im really tired..but im gonna ask anyway...<br />whats a harry?<br />it was a discussion and there is a machlokes so....im turning to the anonymous blog world...thanks<br />complaint about incoherence- sorry complain to the management for making me wake at unearthly hours of the morning ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-42978054062157687812009-08-18T16:16:09.031-04:002009-08-18T16:16:09.031-04:00lol, I remember when people called Station wagons ...lol, I remember when people called Station wagons Yeshivish! Now you barely see them. <br /><br />Karg is a new word for me.<br /><br />Never heard of Teef before. <br /><br />my professor would always say it's "Mamush Gevaldik", wonder if the non Jews figured out what that meant. <br /><br />Never heard of Fest before. <br /><br />Itsagift: funny how they practically sound the same. <br /><br />lol, your brother sounds like a real yeshivisha boy! loved that quote. btw, this reminds me of a Journeys performance I went to, where they had a song about Yeshivish lingo, I wrote a <a href="http://thejewishside.blogspot.com/2009/01/journeys-performance.html" rel="nofollow">post</a> about it and included the lyrics. Now I realize you saw it before. <br /><br />Do Yeshivish guys really speak yeshivish to their wives?Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-30627375650309784652009-08-18T15:34:53.617-04:002009-08-18T15:34:53.617-04:00Let's see if I can shed some light on numbers ...Let's see if I can shed some light on numbers one and seven<br /> 1. Yeshivish, means something's not in good condition cuz "yeshivish" people don't have enough money to buy a new one. <br />7-mashehu means something in hebrew, never heard it used as yeshivish lang. - israeli's use it to mean, something special, amazing as in- that performance was Mashehu, mashehuFreedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419447273222714176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-21588199594183862922009-08-18T14:27:31.151-04:002009-08-18T14:27:31.151-04:00Did you ever hear the journey's song Yeshivish...Did you ever hear the journey's song Yeshivishe Reid? I was just listening to it and marveling that I understood less than half the words. Since I can't go to yeshiva, I guess I'll have to get married. Any suggestions?MusingMaidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402071666900305449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-9664381861255541582009-08-18T13:33:02.389-04:002009-08-18T13:33:02.389-04:00Teef- multifaceted
Ma'Shehu- a small amount
G...Teef- multifaceted <br />Ma'Shehu- a small amount<br />Grada-actually<br />Mamish-used for emphasis when something is either very good or very bad.<br />Fest-awesume<br />Zach-thing<br />Lechoira-thinking about it for a few seconds but not giving it much thought at all<br />Matziv-situation<br /><br />English could be used, but who knows English?Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776004322644714661.post-48410321341848332902009-08-18T12:21:13.145-04:002009-08-18T12:21:13.145-04:00Oh! I love this one!! It's great!!
btw, Teef m...Oh! I love this one!! It's great!!<br />btw, Teef means DEEP. Like, the sugya I'm learning is very teef so please don't interrupt me! Besides, it would be bitul toiyrah!<br />Don't know why you thought it has a negative connotation though!<br />And fest - I think it means something like, great, marvelous, amazing...but like all these words, you have to use it in the right context! You can't say, this blog is fest (even though, yeah, it is AMAZING!) but you could say, We went on a festa trip in camp!!<br />There are some more words I could add to this list, but I guess when you are limited to ten, you have to stick to ten and not more...itsagifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942149774297914315noreply@blogger.com