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http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-yiddish-handbook-40-words-you-should-know/ As a goy I found two or three new words here and some nice shadings in several of the definitions. Currently suffering as my Yiddish phrase book is buried in a box somewhere in the basement.

I understand stool color can even be used to predict sexual preferences.

Well perhaps then the Queen should supply boys for her staffers so that way she can control it, like she does everything else.....?

It looks like he's found it.

He needs some serious help.

Thank you! That reminded me that it's Rosten's The Joys of Yiddish that languisheth in the basement.

Even as a fellow goy, I find it odd they mention gevalt only peripherally. I think it was one of Leo Rosten's funny stories about a Jewish woman whose family changed their name, became Episcopalian, moved to Connecticut, and joined the country club. One afternoon, lunching with her waspy ladies group, the waiter spilled hot soup down her cleavage. "Gevalt!" was out of her mouth before she could think. As all heads swiveled toward her, she added demurely, "Whatever that means."