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If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses
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Overview
You haven’t been really insulted until you’ve been cursed at in Yiddish. One of the most colorful and toothsome languages ever spoken, Yiddish has survived in the toughest of circumstances—and it’s partly due to its ability to say what’s on its mind, like it or not. Harsh to the point of cruelty (well, where to begin?), Yiddish curses can also add a touch of sweetness to the bitter pill: A vecher balkon dir in kop (May a soft balcony fall on your head.). You don’t agree? Gai bareh di vantsen (Go bother the bedbugs).Lita Epstein offers a crash course in the Yiddish gift for vivid invective. Along the way, you’ll learn a bit about the language itself (its history, pronounciation, and ...