The Joys of Yiddish
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The Joys of Yiddish
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The Joys of Yiddish is a book containing a lexicon of common words and phrases of Yinglish—i.e., words originating in the Yiddish language that had become known to speakers of American English due to the influence of American Ashkenazi Jews. It was originally published in 1968 and written by Leo Rosten. The book distinguished itself by how it explained the meaning of the Yiddish words and phrases: almost every entry was illustrated by a joke. This made the book not only a useful reference, but a
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1968 lexicon by Leo Rosten of Yiddish terms in American vernacular
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joys_of_Yiddish
date created:
2004-12-12T04:55:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T19:06:28Z
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