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  1. Word of the Day: bupkis, from Yiddish, meaning “nothing of any value.” Literally “little beans,” a euphemism for goat droppings. (Compare to “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.”)

    Here’s a good illustration of how NOT to use “bupkis.”

    #wotd #yiddish #yinglish

  2. Word of the Day: bupkis, from Yiddish, meaning “nothing of any value.” Literally “little beans,” a euphemism for goat droppings. (Compare to “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.”)

    Here’s a good illustration of how NOT to use “bupkis.”

    #wotd #yiddish #yinglish

  3. Word of the Day: bupkis, from Yiddish, meaning “nothing of any value.” Literally “little beans,” a euphemism for goat droppings. (Compare to “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.”)

    Here’s a good illustration of how NOT to use “bupkis.”

    #wotd #yiddish #yinglish

  4. Word of the Day: bupkis, from Yiddish, meaning “nothing of any value.” Literally “little beans,” a euphemism for goat droppings. (Compare to “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.”)

    Here’s a good illustration of how NOT to use “bupkis.”

    #wotd #yiddish #yinglish

  5. Word of the Day: bupkis, from Yiddish, meaning “nothing of any value.” Literally “little beans,” a euphemism for goat droppings. (Compare to “It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans.”)

    Here’s a good illustration of how NOT to use “bupkis.”

    #wotd #yiddish #yinglish

  6. CW: Linguistics

    @maudenificent @imstilljeremy @raf Thanks for the suggestion—I put that on my reading list! 😍 👍🏻

    TIL #Yinglish

  7. CW: Linguistics

    @maudenificent @imstilljeremy @raf Thanks for the suggestion—I put that on my reading list! 😍 👍🏻

    TIL #Yinglish

  8. CW: Linguistics

    @maudenificent @imstilljeremy @raf Thanks for the suggestion—I put that on my reading list! 😍 👍🏻

    TIL #Yinglish

  9. CW: Linguistics

    @maudenificent @imstilljeremy @raf Thanks for the suggestion—I put that on my reading list! 😍 👍🏻

    TIL #Yinglish

  10. CW: Linguistics

    @maudenificent @imstilljeremy @raf Thanks for the suggestion—I put that on my reading list! 😍 👍🏻

    TIL #Yinglish

  11. I think this is the same gas station in Lakewood, New Jersey where you can get a nice, hot bowl of cholent on Thursday nights. Food for the soul comes in many flavors.
    #GFish #Tehillim #Cholent #AshkenormativeCuisine #JewishCuisine #JewishFood #Psalms #Yinglish #Yeshivish #EveryMitzvahCounts

  12. I think this is the same gas station in Lakewood, New Jersey where you can get a nice, hot bowl of cholent on Thursday nights. Food for the soul comes in many flavors.
    #GFish #Tehillim #Cholent #AshkenormativeCuisine #JewishCuisine #JewishFood #Psalms #Yinglish #Yeshivish #EveryMitzvahCounts

  13. I think this is the same gas station in Lakewood, New Jersey where you can get a nice, hot bowl of cholent on Thursday nights. Food for the soul comes in many flavors.
    #GFish #Tehillim #Cholent #AshkenormativeCuisine #JewishCuisine #JewishFood #Psalms #Yinglish #Yeshivish #EveryMitzvahCounts

  14. I think this is the same gas station in Lakewood, New Jersey where you can get a nice, hot bowl of cholent on Thursday nights. Food for the soul comes in many flavors.
    #GFish #Tehillim #Cholent #AshkenormativeCuisine #JewishCuisine #JewishFood #Psalms #Yinglish #Yeshivish #EveryMitzvahCounts