Epstein, Lita,

If you can't say anything nice, say it in Yiddish : the book of Yiddish curses and insults / [print] Book of Yiddish curses and insults Lita Epstein. - New York, New York : Fall River Press, (c)2007. - v, 198 pages ; 22 cm

Originally published: New York, New York : Kensington Pub., 2006.

1. From Secret for Survival to Worldwide Language -- 2. You Too Speak Yiddesh and You Might Not Even Know It! -- 3. The Yiddish Worldwide Revival -- 4. Now How Do I Say That? -- 5. How to Hold a Grudge--Yiddish-Style -- 6. Yiddish Curses-Short and Sweet -- 7. The Perfect Phrase for the Perfect Putz -- 8. Yiddish Body Blows -- 9. Wishing Someone Ill--Yiddish-Style -- 10. Yiddish Mind Games -- 11. Money Madness in Yiddish -- 12. The Ultimate Yiddish Curse--Drop Dead! -- English to Yiddish Glossary -- Yiddish to English Glossary.

Whether you're a macher or a kibbitzer, a Jew or a Gentile, you'll never be at a loss for words again. Here are hundreds of creative ways to scratch, scuff up, and skewer those who richly deserve it. From the slap on the wrist: Tu mir nit keyn toives (Don't do me any favors) to the knife through the heart: Khasene hobn zol er mit di malekh hamoves tokhter (He should marry the daughter of the Angel of Death), If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It In Yiddish has everthing you need to express your displeasure--ah, who are we kidding--to tell someone to drop dead.



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Yiddish language--Terms and phrases.
Blessing and cursing.
Invective.

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