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Can I read Drek! : the real Yiddish your bubbeh never taught you on EtoBox?
Drek! : the real Yiddish your bubbeh never taught you by Yetta Emmes; illustrations by Kim Wilson Brandt is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Drek! : the real Yiddish your bubbeh never taught you about?
One 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
Who reads Drek! : the real Yiddish your bubbeh never taught you?
It is typically read by readers who need quick, reliable lookup and repeat reference.
Common subject areas: reference, language, dictionaries and manuals.
- Author
- Yetta Emmes; illustrations by Kim Wilson Brandt
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780452278998
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Humor, Reference
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (38 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13