{"product_id":"drek-the-real-yiddish-your-bubbe-never-taught-you-paperback","title":"Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYetta Emmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Wilson Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: \"bite your tongue\", \"drop dead\", \"enough already\", and \"excuse the expression\". This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYetta Emmes\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym for \u003cb\u003eEva Mekler\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of, most recently, the novel \u003cb\u003eSunrise Shows Late\u003c\/b\u003e. Mekler is also the author of nonfiction books on theater and psychology, including \u003cb\u003eContemporary Scenes For Student Actors, The New Generation Of Acting Teachers\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eBringing up a Moral Child\u003c\/b\u003e. She resides in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8.01 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457174454450,"sku":"9780452278998","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6faea9f1394a4165679502e936d6609f.webp?v=1778877469","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/drek-the-real-yiddish-your-bubbe-never-taught-you-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}