What is a dingleberry on a dog?

What is a dingleberry on a dog?

And this is where everything takes a massive nosedive in tone because whatever you call it, the word refers to a lump of feces trapped in the fur near a dog's anus. ... Worst of all, the dingleberry can form a plug around the rectum, and prevent the dog from defecating.

What does meshuggah mean in Yiddish?

Meshuga, also Meshugge, Meshugah, Meshuggah /məˈʃʊɡə/: Crazy (משגע‎, meshuge, from Hebrew: משוגע‎, m'shuga'; OED, MW). Also used as the nouns meshuggener and meshuggeneh for a crazy man and woman, respectively.

What is Menschlichkeit?

Menschlichkeit is a Yiddish word that refers to all the qualities of being a “mensch”- a moral and honourable person of good character and who behaves with common decency (Derech Eretz).

What's the opposite of a mensch?

Unmensch

What is a Shonda in Yiddish?

To be a shanda for the goyim is to confirm the most hurtful stereotypes,thereby doing damage twice: a Jew who dishonors Jews by not only doing something bad, but doing something that confirms the worst fears of others about Jews in general.

What does Oy mean in Yiddish?

Oy vey (Yiddish: אױ װײ‎) is a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation. Also spelled oy vay, oy veh, or oi vey, and often abbreviated to oy, the expression may be translated as, "oh, woe!" or "woe is me!" Its Hebrew equivalent is oy vavoy (אוי ואבוי, ój vavój).

What does the Yiddish word kvetch mean?

to complain

How old is Yiddish?

one thousand years

Is Yiddish a dying language?

Let's get one thing straight: Yiddish is not a dying language. While UNESCO officially classifies Yiddish as an “endangered” language in Europe, its status in New York is hardly in doubt.

Is Gesundheit German or Yiddish?

gesundheit (געזונטערהייט): (from German) interjection said after a sneeze, equivalent to "bless you". Literally means "health".

What language is Yiddish closest to?

It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a High German-based vernacular fused with elements taken from Hebrew and Aramaic, as well as - later on - Slavic languages, and traces of Romance languages. Yiddish writing uses the Hebrew alphabet.