Comments on: Weekend Word Wrap: Yiddish 101

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:17:30 +0000

Hilary: That’s a riot! Your poor mother!

Susan: Good question! Urban Dictionary says a “schlamazel” is “the one who is always getting the soup spilled on him by the schlemiel.”

But my hunch is it’s also like saying: “food, schmood” or “tickets, schmickets.” I’ll check into that for you.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:11:17 +0000

So, with the explanation of what the word Schlemiel means, do we also get a definition of the word “Schlamazel”? I always did wonder what Laverne and Shirley were talking about…

By: Marika

Marika — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:01:43 +0000

Man, I never knew I used so much Yiddish on a dialy basis. I guess that’s what living in New York will do to you!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:14:53 +0000

My mom likes to tell the story of how when she was a kid, she was in a spelling bee and the word was “locks.” She of course, spelled it “lox” and was out. Bummer.