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  2. Jul 9, 2024 · It comes from the Yiddish word zaftik, meaning 'juicy or succulent.' If this word is new to you and you would like to take it out for a spin, please be advised that even though most dictionaries define it as connoting attractiveness people to whom it might apply are likely to not appreciate its use.

  3. Dec 13, 2017 · glitch. A glitch is “a malfunction in something, often a machine or in a block of code,” but this tech jargon was on the lips of European grandparents long before sparks flew from a keyboard. Glitch is likely derived from the Yiddish glitsh, meaning “a slip,” which is from the German root glitschen.

  4. Safire thought the term dated from the '60s in aeronautical use, but noted that it "probably originated in the German and Yiddish glitschen, meaning 'slip,' and by extension, 'error.'". Others, such as Leo Rosten in The Joys of Yiddish, have claimed glitch as a Yiddishism.

  5. Oct 29, 2019 · Glitch is derived from glitsh, Yiddish for slippery place, and from glitshn, meaning to slide, or glide. Glitch was in use in the 1940s by radio announcers to indicate an on-air mistake.

    • baleboste. A good homemaker, a woman who’s in charge of her home and will make sure you remember it.
    • bissel. Or bisl – a little bit.
    • bubbe. Or bobe. It means Grandmother, and bobeshi is the more affectionate form. Bubele is a similarly affectionate word, though it isn’t in Yiddish dictionaries.
    • bupkes. Not a word for polite company. Bubkes or bobkes may be related to the Polish word for “beans”, but it really means “goat droppings” or “horse droppings.”
  6. Though not itself a Yiddish word, the origin of “glitch” can be traced back to the Yiddish noun “glitsh” meaning “slip” or “lapse,” and the Yiddish verb “glitshn” (from the German “glitschen”) meaning “slip.”

  7. May 9, 2020 · An expression of disgust or disapproval, representative of the sound of spitting. 7. glitch. Or glitsh. Literally “slip,” “skate,” or “nosedive,” which was the origin of the common American usage as “a minor problem or error.” 8. gornisht.

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