Drek!
Emmes, Yetta / Brandt, Kim Wilson
One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words which 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 (th...