A.Word.A.Day --narrischkeit

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Aug 18, 2023

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Words borrowed from Yiddish

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schemozzle
punim
mishpocha
ooftish
narrischkeit

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Terms used figuratively

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with Anu Garg

narrischkeit or narrishkeit

PRONUNCIATION:

(NAHR-ish-kyt/kayt)

MEANING:

noun: Foolishness; nonsense.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Yiddish narishkeyt, from narish (foolish), from nar (fool), from German Narr (fool). Earliest documented use: 1892.

USAGE:

“Salter said, ‘I’m not going to get involved in this petty nonsense. It’s narrishkeit.’”
John L. Mitchell; Out of the Gate in Beverly Hills; Los Angeles Times; Oct 25, 1987.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Dreams heed no borders, the eyes need no visas. With eyes shut I walk across the line in time. All the time. -Gulzar, poet, lyricist, and film director (b. 18 Aug 1934)

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